Eye disease associated with handling pet tarantulas: Three case reports

British Medical Journal

Volumn 314, Issue 7093, 1997, Pages 1524-1525

  Blaikie, Andrew J ^a   Ellis, John ^a   Sanders, Roshini ^b   MacEwen, Caroline J ^a  

^a NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARGARET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIDER;

EID: 0030925819     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7093.1524     Document Type: Article

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