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Thromb Haemost 1987; 58(04): 1088
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1646068
Letter to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Central Retinal Vein Occlusion and Diabetes Mellitus

Ahmad M Mansour
Department of Ophthalmology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA
,
Joseph B Walsh
Department of Ophthalmology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA
,
Paul Henkind
Department of Ophthalmology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA
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Received 15 April 1987

Accepted after revision 03 July 1987

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29 June 2018 (online)

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