Beta radiation for glaucoma surgery

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Kirwan, James F ^a   Rennie, Christina ^b   Evans, Jennifer R ^c  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENETRATION ENHANCING AGENT; STRONTIUM 90;

BETA RADIATION; CATARACT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTRON THERAPY; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCAR; TRABECULECTOMY;

EID: 70349131996     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003433.pub2     Document Type: Review

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