Tumors of the cornea and conjunctiva

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 55-58

  Yoon, Young D ^a   Grossniklaus, Hans ^a  

^a EMORY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADENOSQUAMOUS CARCINOMA; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONJUNCTIVA TUMOR; CORNEA TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SPINDLE CELL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WART VIRUS;

CONJUNCTIVAL NEOPLASMS; CORNEAL DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EYE NEOPLASMS; HUMANS;

EID: 0030883746     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00055735-199708000-00008     Document Type: Short Survey

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