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. 1994 Mar 15;150(6):923–925.

Acanthamoeba keratitis: an emerging clinical problem.

D D Horne 1, M E Frizell 1, L Ingham 1, R G Jans 1, S M Gubash 1, C M Anand 1, M A Athar 1
PMCID: PMC1486720  PMID: 8131125

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