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. 1951 Nov;35(11):637–671. doi: 10.1136/bjo.35.11.637

The Clinical Value of Cortisone and ACTH in Ocular Disease

A Preliminary Assessment

Stewart Duke-Elder 1
PMCID: PMC1323859  PMID: 14895835

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