Comparison of dacryocystography and lacrimal scintigraphy in the diagnosis of functional nasolacrimal duct obstruction

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1032-1035

  Wearne, Michael J ^a   Pitts, John ^b   Frank, John ^b   Rose, Geoffrey E ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DACRYOCYSTOGRAPHY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; LACRIMAL DUCT; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; OBSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIGRAPHY;

EID: 0032827241     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.83.9.1032     Document Type: Article

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