Granulomatous Choroiditis in Wegener Granulomatosis
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Granulomatous Choroiditis in Wegener Granulomatosis
Author Affiliations: Department of Ophthalmology, Emory Eye Center, Atlanta, Georgia (Drs Payne, Wells, and Grossniklaus); and Department of Ophthalmology, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland, Ohio (Dr Srivastava). Correspondence: Dr Grossniklaus, Department of Ophthalmology, Emory Eye Center, 1365 B Clifton Rd, Room BT428, Atlanta, GA 30322 ([email protected]). Author Contributions: All of the autho...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Ophthalmology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0003-9950
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2011.62