Histopathological diagnosis of corneal button specimens: An epidemiological study

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 70-75

  Godeiro, Katyanne D ^a,b,c   Coutinho, Anamaria B ^a,b,c   Pereira, Patricia R ^a,b,c   Fernandes, Bruno F ^a,b,c   Cassie, Amanda ^a   Burnier Jr , Miguel N ^a,b,c  

^a Henry C Witelson Ocular Pathology Laboratory   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Corneal; Diagnosis; Epidemiological; Histopathological; Specimens

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA ULCER; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; KERATOCONUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION;

EID: 34247585068     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09286580600954330     Document Type: Article

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