Survey of intravitreal injection techniques among retinal specialists in the United States

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 329-332

  Green Simms, Amy E ^a   Ekdawi, Noha S ^a   Bakri, Sophie J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BEVACIZUMAB; POVIDONE IODINE; RANIBIZUMAB; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CORNEA LIMBUS; E-MAIL; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEEDLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINA SURGERY; RETINAL SPECIALIST; SURGICAL GLOVE; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS; NEEDLES; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETINA; SPECIALIZATION; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 78751641644     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2010.08.039     Document Type: Article

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