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A randomized, double-masked study to evaluate the effect of omega-3 fatty acids supplementation in meibomian gland dysfunction

Andrea Oleñik1 Department of Ophthalmology, Jiménez Díaz Foundation, Madrid, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ignacio Jiménez-Alfaro1 Department of Ophthalmology, Jiménez Díaz Foundation, Madrid, Spain
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Nicolás Alejandre-Alba1 Department of Ophthalmology, Jiménez Díaz Foundation, Madrid, Spain
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Ignacio Mahillo-Fernández2 Department of Statistics, Jiménez Díaz Foundation, Madrid, Spain
Pages 1133-1138 | Published online: 30 Aug 2013

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