Corneal transplant rejection following influenza vaccination [10]

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 925-926

  Wertheim, Michael S ^a   Keel, M ^b   Cook, S D ^a   Tole, D M ^a  

^a BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Pembroke Road Surgery ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; STEROID;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA;

AGED; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; TRANSPLANTATION IMMUNOLOGY;

EID: 33745641539     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.093187     Document Type: Letter

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