Causes of Corneal Graft Failure in India

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 149-152

  Dandona, Lalit ^a   Naduvilath, Thomas J ^a   Janarthanan, M ^a   Rao, Gullapalli N ^a  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Causes; Corneal graft; Failure; India; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; INDIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT FAILURE;

CHILD; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INDIA; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0032149704     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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