Evaluation and Management of Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 959-977

  Kapadia, Mitesh K ^a,b,c   Freitag, Suzanne K ^a,d   Woog, John J ^e,f  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

^f MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMANS; LACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTION; NASOLACRIMAL DUCT;

EID: 33748562105     PISSN: 00306665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2006.08.004     Document Type: Review

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