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. 1963 Jun 22;1(5346):1642-2, 1644-1647. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5346.1642

Posterior Subcapsular Lens Opacities in Patients on Long-term Corticosteroid Therapy

S J Crews
PMCID: PMC2124356  PMID: 14023840

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