Corneal graft rejection: Incidence and risk factors

Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-14

  Baradaran Rafii, Alireza ^a   Karimian, Farid ^a   Javadi, Mohammad Ali ^a   Jafarinasab, Mohammad Reza ^a   Nowroozpour, Kiumars ^a   Hosseini, Mojtaba ^a   Anisian, Arash ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

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EID: 78650377039     PISSN: 20082010     EISSN: 2008322X     Source Type: Journal    
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