A new synthetic material for the brow suspension procedure.
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A new synthetic material for the brow suspension procedure.
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.73.1.35