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Original Article

The role of inflammation in the development of epiretinal membranes

P. S. Hiscott The Pathology Department, The Institute of Ophthalmology, London, EClV 9AT
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W. G. Unger The Pathology Department, The Institute of Ophthalmology, London, EClV 9AT
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I. Grierson The Pathology Department, The Institute of Ophthalmology, London, EClV 9AT
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D. McLeod The Vitreoretinal Unit, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
Pages 877-892 | Received 01 Apr 1988, Accepted 12 Aug 1988, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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