Choroidal melanoma endoresection, dandelions and allegory-based medicine

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1013-1014

  Damato, Bertil ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CHOROID MELANOMA; DANDELION; DISOMY; EDITORIAL; ENDORESECTION; ENUCLEATION; METASTASIS; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CHOROID NEOPLASMS; EYE ENUCLEATION; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASM CIRCULATING CELLS; NEOPLASM SEEDING;

EID: 49049115924     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.143214     Document Type: Editorial

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