Keratoplasty for keratomalacia in preschool children

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 538-542

  Vajpayee, Rasik B ^a   Vanathi, M ^a   Tandon, R ^a   Sharma, N ^a   Titiyal, J S ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; KERATOMALACIA; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; MEASLES; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TIME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; IRIDECTOMY; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MEASLES; PNEUMONIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0038746772     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.5.538     Document Type: Article

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