Therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty for microbial keratitis in Taiwan from 1987 to 2001

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 736-743

  Chen, Wei Li ^a   Wu, Chun Ying ^a   Hu, Fung Rong ^a   Wang, I Jong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENUCLEATION; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIA; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUNGI; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN;

EID: 1842451928     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2003.11.010     Document Type: Article

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