Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 165-167 , May 2005

Superior segmental optic nerve hypoplasia and diabetes mellitus

  • Rod Foroozan

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Received 10 September 2003 ,Revised 13 April 2004 ,Accepted 2 September 2004.

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☆ The author has no proprietary interest in any contents within this manuscript.

PII: S1056-8727(04)00099-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2004.09.003

Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 165-167 , May 2005

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