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Trufanov S.V.

Uchrezhdenie Rossiĭskoĭ akademii meditsinskikh nauk "NII glaznykh bolezneĭ RAMN", Moskva

Shakhbazyan N.P.

Research Institute of Eye Diseases, 11A, В Rossolimo St., Moscow, Russian Federation, 119021

Ophthalmic Rosacea: etiopathogenesis and modern treatment methods

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Trufanov S.V., Shakhbazyan N.P.

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Journal: Russian Annals of Ophthalmology. 2018;134(3): 121‑128

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Trufanov SV, Shakhbazyan NP. Ophthalmic Rosacea: etiopathogenesis and modern treatment methods. Russian Annals of Ophthalmology. 2018;134(3):121‑128. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/oftalma20181343121

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