Lack of virus transmission by the excimer laser plume

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 206-211

  Hagen, K B ^a   Kettering, J D ^a   Aprecio, R M ^a   Beltran, F ^a   Maloney, R K ^a  

^a JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCIMER LASER; LASER SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDORABIES HERPETOVIRUS; VIRUS KERATITIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030797443     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)70785-8     Document Type: Article

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