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Temporal arteritis. Occurrence of ocular complications 7 years after diagnosis.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1979
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.6178.1625-c