Transpupillary Thermotherapy versus Plaque Radiotherapy for Suspected Choroidal Melanomas: Discussion

Ophthalmology

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2215-

  Augsburger, James J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125;

CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHOROID MELANOMA; CHOROID TUMOR; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MELANOMA; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPUPILLARY THERMOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0347275800     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(03)00859-5     Document Type: Note

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