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Original Article

Prospective, Multicenter Demographic and Epidemiological Study on Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis: A Glimpse of Ocular Surface in Italian Population

Alessandro Lambiase Department of Ophthalmology, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
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Simona Minchiotti Department of Ophthalmology, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
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Andrea Leonardi Department of Ophthalmology, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
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AG Secchi Ophthalmology Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Maurizio Rolando Ophthalmology Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; Ocular Surface Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Ophthalmology and Genetics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Giovanni Calabria Ocular Surface Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Ophthalmology and Genetics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Jelka Orsoni Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Enrica Zola Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Giuseppe Ferreri Department of Surgical Specialties, Ophthalmology Unit, G. Martino University Hospital, Messina, Italy
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Pasquale Aragona Department of Surgical Specialties, Ophthalmology Unit, G. Martino University Hospital, Messina, Italy
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Alfredo Reibaldi Center of Ocular Microbiology-University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Giorgio Chisari Center of Ocular Microbiology-University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Stefano Bonini Department of Ophthalmology, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
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Pages 38-41 | Received 28 Oct 2007, Accepted 27 Aug 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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