Aspergillus keratitis

Aspergillosis: From Diagnosis to Prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 973-998

  Thomas, Philip A ^a  

^a JOSEPH EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Keratectomy; Keratitis; Keratomycosis; Keratoplasty; Voriconazole

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919622371     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2408-4_57     Document Type: Chapter

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