Gender differences in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease and sympathetic ophthalmia

Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Wang, Yujuan ^a,b   Chan, Chi Chao ^a  

^a NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84896997338     PISSN: 2090004X     EISSN: 20900058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/157803     Document Type: Review

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