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Original Article

Patterns of Uveitis among Patients Attending Jimma University Department of Ophthalmology, Jimma, Ethiopia

Kumale Tolesa1 Department of Ophthalmology, Jimma University, Jimma, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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, MD,
Aemero Abateneh1 Department of Ophthalmology, Jimma University, Jimma, EthiopiaView further author information
, MD,
John H. Kempen2 Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA;3 MCM Eye Unit, MCM General Hospital, MyungSung Medical School, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Yeshigeta Gelaw4 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaView further author information
, MD, M.MED, FCOPH(ECSA)
Pages 1109-1115 | Received 25 Jan 2019, Accepted 12 Jul 2019, Published online: 20 Aug 2019

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