Tear ferning and other lacrimal tests in normal persons of different ages

Sabine Puderbach; Hans H. Stolze

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Tear ferning and other lacrimal tests in normal persons of different ages

Sabine Puderbach Hans H. Stolze

International Ophthalmology Vol. 15 No. 6 pp. 391-395 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Published: Nov 01, 1991
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Sabine Puderbach, Hans H. Stolze (1991). Tear ferning and other lacrimal tests in normal persons of different ages. International Ophthalmology, 15(6), 391-395. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00137950

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