Pterygium and its relationship to the dry eye in the Bantu.
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چکیده
A comparative study was performed on two groups of Bantus in Johannesburg to see if there was any relationship between the "dry eye" and pterygia, but no correlation was found.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 60 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1976