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Ophthalmia Nodosa as an Occupational Disease: Is It Usual or Is It Casual?

Arzu Taskiran ComezSchool of Medicine, Department of OphthalmologyCanakkale Onsekiz Mart University CanakkaleTurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Hasan Ali TufanSchool of Medicine, Department of OphthalmologyCanakkale Onsekiz Mart University CanakkaleTurkey
, MD &
Baran GencerSchool of Medicine, Department of OphthalmologyCanakkale Onsekiz Mart University CanakkaleTurkey
, MD
Pages 144-147 | Received 11 Jun 2012, Accepted 09 Oct 2012, Published online: 19 Dec 2012

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