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. 1987 Jun 20;294(6587):1587. doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6587.1587

Contamination of dropper bottles with tear fluid in an ophthalmic outpatient clinic.

G W Aylward, R S Wilson
PMCID: PMC1246730  PMID: 3113539

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Selected References

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