Cytomegalovirus retinitis associated with long term oral corticosteroid use.
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Long term visual outcome of patients with cytomegalovirus retinitis treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy.
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.80.9.849-a