Quality of life outcomes following dacryocystorhinostomy: External and endonasal laser techniques compared

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Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 83-88

  Bakri, S J ^a   Carney, A S ^a   Robinson, K ^a   Jones, N S ^a   Downes, R N ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dacryocystorhinostomy; Lacrimal duct obstruction; Laser surgery; Outcome assessment; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY; EPIPHORA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACRIMAL DUCT OCCLUSION; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032753278     PISSN: 01676830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/orbi.18.2.83.2720     Document Type: Article

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