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Topical cyclosporine prevents seasonal recurrences of vernal keratoconjunctivitis in a randomized, double-masked, controlled 2-year study

JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY (2011)

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JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Volume 128, Issue 4, Pages 896-+

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MOSBY-ELSEVIER

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2011.07.004

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