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Original Article

Prior Elicitation and Bayesian Analysis of the Steroids for Corneal Ulcers Trial

Craig W. SeeF.I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
,
Muthiah SrinivasanAravind Eye Care System, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
,
Somu SaravananAravind Eye Care System, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
,
Catherine E. OldenburgF.I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
,
Elizabeth J. EsterbergF.I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Kathryn J. RayF.I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
,
Tanya S. GlaserF.I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
,
Elmer Y. TuDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA
,
Michael E. ZegansDepartment of Surgery (Ophthalmology) and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, USA
,
Stephen D. McLeod
,
Nisha R. Acharya
&
Thomas M. LietmanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 407-413 | Received 07 Jul 2011, Accepted 26 Jun 2012, Published online: 21 Nov 2012

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