Familial occurrence of retinitis punctata albescens and congenital sensorineural deafness

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 246-247

  Botelho, Paul J ^a   Blinder, Kevin J ^b   Shahinfar, Shahin ^c  

^a Scott AFB   (United States)

^b BARNES RETINA INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Central Ohio Eye Care   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DARK ADAPTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NIGHT BLINDNESS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0032770351     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(99)00060-4     Document Type: Article

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