Mitomycin C for pterygium: Long term evaluation

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1425-1428

  Raiskup, F ^a   Solomon, A ^a   Landau, D ^a   Ilsar, M ^a   Frucht Pery, J ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA AVASCULARITY; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PTERYGIUM; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; ALKYLATING AGENTS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOMYCIN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PTERYGIUM; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 7044225900     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2003.039891     Document Type: Article

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