Local intra-arterial fibrinolysis for acute occlusion of the central retinal artery: A meta-analysis of the published data

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 914-916

  Beatty, S ^a   Au Eong, K G ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ARTERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033901430     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.84.8.914     Document Type: Article

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