Association of keratoconus and mitral valve prolapse

Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-18

  Javadi, Mohammad Ali ^a   Seadat, Habibollah ^a   Jafarinasab, Mohammad Reza ^a   Rafati, Nasrin ^a   Yousefi, Zohreh Karkhaneh ^a   Farahani, Ali Vasheghani ^a   Souri, Hamid ^a   Anisian, Arash ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

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EID: 78651365320     PISSN: 20082010     EISSN: 2008322X     Source Type: Journal    
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