Ancient Egypt to modern ophthalmology: Via Otago, New Zealand

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 810-813

  Coster, Douglas J ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barrie Jones; Chlamydia research; Egyptian ophthalmia; Rowland Wilson

Indexed keywords

CAREER; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EGYPT; EYE DISEASE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NOTE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; TEACHER; TEACHING; TRACHOMA; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTICLE; HISTORY; NEW ZEALAND;

EGYPT; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MENTORS; NEW ZEALAND; OPHTHALMOLOGY; TRACHOMA;

EID: 74949089970     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2009.02161.x     Document Type: Note

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