Keratoconus and mitral valve prolapse

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 667-668

  Lichter, H ^a   Loya, N ^a   Sagie, A ^b   Cohen, N ^a   Muzmacher, L ^a   Yassur, Y ^a   Weinberger, D ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTHRALGIA; ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT HYPERMOBILITY; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT SURVEY; SLIT LAMP; VIDEORECORDER;

EID: 0034037349     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(00)00371-8     Document Type: Article

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