History and development of ophthalmology in Taiwan

Western medicine was first introduced to Taiwan by medical missionaries in the mid-19th century. Modernization of medicine was systematically transplanted to Taiwan in the Japanese colonial period, and ophthalmology was established third among hospital departments, following internal medicine and su...

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Main Authors: Yu-Chih Hou, Gale A. Oren, Muh-Shy Chen, Fung-Rong Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664616302534