Effect and Prognostic Factors of Systemic Steroid Treatment for Strabismus Associated Thyroid Ophthalmopathy
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0378-6471,2092-9374
DOI: 10.3341/jkos.2019.60.6.575