Effects of topical metranidazole in ocular rosacea

Annals of Ophthalmology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 77-84

  Koçak Altintas, Ayse G ^a,b   Koçak Midillioglu, Inci ^b   Gul, Ulker ^b   Bilezikci, Banu ^b   Isiksacan, Ozlem ^b   Duman, Sunay ^b  

^a S B M U First Aid and Traumatology Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

^b ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OCULAR ROSACEA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROSACEA; SCHIRMER TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 23444441298     PISSN: 15304086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/ao:37:2:077     Document Type: Article

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