An Epidemic of Corneal Destruction Caused by Plasma Gas Sterilization
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An epidemic of corneal destruction caused by plasma gas sterilization. The Toxic Cell Destruction Syndrome Investigative Team.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Ophthalmology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0003-9950
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.118.9.1167