Influence of topical human epidermal growth factor on postkeratoplasty re-epithelialisation

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 391-395

  Dellaert, M M M J ^a   Casey, T A ^b   Wiffen, S ^b   Gordon, J ^c   Johnson, P ^c   Geerards, A J M ^a   Rijneveld, W J ^a   Remeijer, L ^a   Mulder, P G H ^d   Beekhuis, W H ^a  

^a ROTTERDAM EYE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Chiron Vision   (United States)

^d ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN; GAMMA UROGASTRONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030940899     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.81.5.391     Document Type: Article

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