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Original Article

Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Dry Eye Syndrome

Meiyan LiDepartment of Ophthalmology, EYE & ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Lan GongDepartment of Ophthalmology, EYE & ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected], [email protected]
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Xinghuai SunDepartment of Ophthalmology, EYE & ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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William J. ChapinDepartment of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Pages 1-7 | Received 13 Apr 2010, Accepted 26 Aug 2010, Published online: 21 Dec 2010

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