Reliability of measurements of tear physiology

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 506 B, Issue , 2002, Pages 1097-1105

  Tomlinson, Alan ^a   Thai, Lee Choon ^a   Doane, Marshall G ^b   McFadyen, Angus ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEAR FILM; TEAR FLOW;

EID: 0036921942     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0717-8_154     Document Type: Conference Paper

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