Atypical, severe toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis in elderly patients

Ophthalmology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 48-57

  Johnson, M W ^a   Greven, C M ^a   Jaffe, G J ^a   Sudhalkar, H ^a   Vine, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHORIORETINITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; KIRISAWA UVEITIS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMOSIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0031056179     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(97)30362-5     Document Type: Article

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