Electrodiagnostic methods in vision: Part 2. Origins of the flash ERG

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 97-105

  Weisinger, Harrison S ^a   Vingrys, Lgis J ^a   Sinclair, Andrew J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Components of ERG; Electrodiagnosis; Electroretinogram; ERG

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006525525     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.1996.tb04984.x     Document Type: Article

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