Topical treatment with nerve growth factor for corneal neurotrophic ulcers

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 338, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 1174-1180

  Lambiase, Alessandro ^a,b,c   Rama, Paolo ^b   Bonini, Stefano ^a,d   Caprioglio, Giancarlo ^b   Aloe, Luigi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b SS Giovanni e Paolo Hospital   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d GB Bietti Eye Foundation   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORNEA SENSIBILITY; CORNEA ULCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ULCER HEALING; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEA; CORNEAL ULCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0032560036     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199804233381702     Document Type: Article

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