Amniotic membrane transplantation

Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-75

  Baradaran Rafii, Alireza ^a   Aghayan, Hamid Reza ^b   Arjmand, Babak ^b   Javadi, Mohammad Ali ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

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EID: 84864595093     PISSN: 20082010     EISSN: 2008322X     Source Type: Journal    
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