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Avetisov S.É.

FGBU "Nauchno-issledovatel'skiĭ institut glaznykh bolezneĭ" RAMN, Moskva

Novikov I.A.

Institute of Cardiology named after A.L. Myasnikov of National Medical Research Center for Cardiology, Moscow, Russia

Pateiuk L.S.

FGBU "NII glaznykh bolezneĭ" RAMN

Keratoconus: etiological factors and accompanying manifestations

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Avetisov S.É., Novikov I.A., Pateiuk L.S.

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Journal: Russian Annals of Ophthalmology. 2014;130(4): 110‑116

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To cite this article:

Avetisov SÉ, Novikov IA, Pateiuk LS. Keratoconus: etiological factors and accompanying manifestations. Russian Annals of Ophthalmology. 2014;130(4):110‑116. (In Russ.)

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