Origin of fundus autofluorescence

Atlas of Fundus Autofluorescence Imaging

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 17-29

  Delori, François ^b   Keilhauer, Claudia ^c   Sparrow, Janet R ^a   Staurenghi, Giovanni ^d  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

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EID: 77950516401     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-71994-6_2     Document Type: Chapter

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