Primary acquired melanosis of the conjunctiva

International Ophthalmology Clinics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 61-72

  Baum, Tad D ^a   Adamis, Anthony P ^a   Jakobiec, Frederick A ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIQUID NITROGEN; MITOMYCIN C; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY HMB 45; NITROUS OXIDE;

ANIMAL MODEL; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMOSOME NOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CRYOTHERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXCIMER LASER; EYE DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MELANOMA; MELANOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; CRYOSURGERY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MELANOSIS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PROGNOSIS; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0031456851     PISSN: 00208167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004397-199703740-00006     Document Type: Review

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