Spontaneous Regression of Small Melanocytic Choroidal Tumor
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Spontaneous regression of small melanocytic choroidal tumor.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Ophthalmology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0003-9950
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2011.128