Review of treatment of pterygium in Queensland: 10 years after a primary survey

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 286-290

  Troutbeck, Robyn ^a   Hirst, Lawrence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autoconjunctival graft; Beta irradiation; Pterygium; Queensland; Survey

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BETA RADIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PTERYGIUM; SCLEROTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TISSUE FLAP;

ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CONJUNCTIVA; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MITOMYCIN; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PTERYGIUM; QUEENSLAND; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RECURRENCE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 0034762107     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9071.2001.00435.x     Document Type: Article

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