5-flourouracil vs. beta-irradiation in the prevention of pterygium recurrence

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 920-923

  Bekibele, C O ^a   Baiyeroju, A M ^a   Ajayi, B G K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

5 fluorouracil; Beta radiation; Complications of pterygium treatment; Pterygium recurrence

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; STRONTIUM 90; ANTIMETABOLITE; STRONTIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA OPACITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRON THERAPY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; SCLERA DISEASE; SCLEROTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; BETA RADIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY;

ANTIMETABOLITES; BETA RAYS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PTERYGIUM; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10444260464     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2004.00007.x     Document Type: Article

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