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. 1995 May 13;310(6989):1217–1218. doi: 10.1136/bmj.310.6989.1217

Use of chloramphenicol as topical eye medication: time to cry halt?

M Doona, J B Walsh
PMCID: PMC2549610  PMID: 7767184

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