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Original Article

The Effect of Extremely Low Frequency Magnetic Field on the Conjunctiva and Goblet Cells

Ugur Keklikci Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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Veysi Akpolat Assistant Professor of Biophysics, Department of Biophysics, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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Selver Ozekinci Assistant Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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Kaan Unlu Professor of Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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M. Salih Celik Professor of Biophysics, Department of Biophysics, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey
Pages 441-446 | Received 02 Jan 2008, Accepted 20 Mar 2008, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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