Ocular dirofilariasis in Dubai, UAE
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Emergency medicine in Dubai, UAE
Dubai has rapidly risen to prominence in the Persian Gulf region as a center of global commerce and tourism and as a cultural crossroad between East and West. The health-care infrastructure has undergone rapid development. Collaborations with academic medical centers now exist to advance clinical care, teaching and research. Emergency medicine has also advanced and is undergoing dynamic change....
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0301-4738
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.41417