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Gallium scintigraphy in the investigation of retinal inflammatory vasculopathy.

Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Acta ophthalmologica (impact factor: 2.44). 10/2009; 88(7):e291-2. DOI:10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01725.x pp.e291-2
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