Ocular Findings in Patients with Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Engin, Aynur ^a   Erdogan, Haydar ^a   Ozec, Ayse Vural ^a   Elaldi, Nazif ^a   Toker, Mustafa Ilker ^a   Bakir, Mehmet ^a   Dokmetas, Ilyas ^a   Arici, Mustafa Kemal ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; VIRUS HEMORRHAGIC FEVER;

EID: 62649105139     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.11.014     Document Type: Article

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