Patterns of uveitis in the Middle East and Europe

Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 233-240

  Nashtaei, Ebrahim M ^a   Soheilian, Masoud ^a   Herbort, Carl P ^b,c   Yaseri, Mehdi ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Centre for Ophthalmic Specialized Care (COS)   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Europe; Middle east; Patterns of uveitis; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855587749     PISSN: 20082010     EISSN: 2008322X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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