Exudative macular degeneration and intravitreal triamcinolone A pilot study
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عنوان ژورنال: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0814-9763,1440-1606
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1995.tb00179.x