Relative importance of quantifying area and vascular patterns in uveal melanomas

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 798-809

  Mehaffey, M G ^a   Folberg, R ^a   Meyer, M ^a   Bentler, S E ^a   Hwang, T ^a   Woolson, R ^a   Moore, K C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHOROID; CILIARY BODY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UVEA MELANOMA; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0030966925     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)71129-8     Document Type: Article

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