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Transplantation of Autologous Cultivated Conjunctival Epithelium for the Restoration of Defects in the Ocular Surface

Nicolò Scuderi Plastic Surgery Department of the Ist Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
,
Carmine Alfano Plastic Surgery Department of the Ist Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
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Guido Paolini Plastic Surgery Department of the Ist Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
,
Cinzia Marchese Plastic Surgery Department of the Ist Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
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Gianluca Scuderi Plastic Surgery Department of the Ist Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
Pages 340-348 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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