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VOLUME 39 , ISSUE 1ENG ( Feb-2011, 2011 ) > List of Articles

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Preoperative Local Injection of Mitomycin C versus Intraoperative Application as an Adjunctive Treatment for Surgical Removal of Primary Pterygium

Ehab M. Ghoneim, Ahmed A. Abd-El Ghny, Amro A. Gab-Allah, Mohamed Z. Kamal

Citation Information : Ghoneim EM, Abd-El Ghny AA, Gab-Allah AA, Kamal MZ. Preoperative Local Injection of Mitomycin C versus Intraoperative Application as an Adjunctive Treatment for Surgical Removal of Primary Pterygium. 2011; 39 (1ENG):7-11.

DOI: 10.5005/hoo-10101-39103

Published Online: 01-08-2020

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2011; Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd.


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