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Original Article

Uveitis in Childhood: An Italian Clinical and Epidemiological Study

Maria Pia Paroli Department of Ophthalmology, Ocular Immunovirology Service, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
, MD,
Giovanni Spinucci Department of Ophthalmology, Ocular Immunovirology Service, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
, MD,
Marco Liverani Department of Ophthalmology, Ocular Immunovirology Service, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
, MD,
Rita Monte Department of Ophthalmology, Ocular Immunovirology Service, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
, MD &
Paolo Pivetti Pezzi Department of Ophthalmology, Ocular Immunovirology Service, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
, MD
Pages 238-242 | Received 05 Nov 2008, Accepted 15 Dec 2008, Published online: 15 Sep 2009

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