The prevalence of relative afferent pupillary defects in normal subjects

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 263-267

  Wilhelm, Helmut ^a   Peters, Tobias ^a   Lüdtke, Holger ^a   Wilhelm, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFERENT PUPILLARY DEFECT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATION; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL REFLEX; PUPILLOGRAPHY; PUPILLOMETER; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 37349108114     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNO.0b013e31815bf865     Document Type: Article

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