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Research Article

The effect of prematurity on tear production

Yusuf Akar Department of Ophthalmology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey; Department of Pediatrics Neonatology Unit, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
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Askin Cira Department of Ophthalmology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey; Department of Pediatrics Neonatology Unit, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
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Cemil Apaydin Department of Ophthalmology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey; Department of Pediatrics Neonatology Unit, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
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Munire A. Erman Department of Ophthalmology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey; Department of Pediatrics Neonatology Unit, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
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Aygen Yilmaz Department of Ophthalmology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey; Department of Pediatrics Neonatology Unit, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
Pages 145-151 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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