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Original Article

Meibomian gland phospholipids

Jack V. Greiner Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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Thomas Glonek MR Laboratory, Midwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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Donald R. Korb Korb and Associates, Boston, MA, USA
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Charles D. Leahy Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, MA, USA
Pages 371-375 | Received 30 Jun 1995, Accepted 08 Dec 1995, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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