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. 1995 Aug 12;311(7002):450–451. doi: 10.1136/bmj.311.7002.450

Is it time to stop using chloramphenicol on the eye? Fears are based on only six cases.

R J Mulla, E Barnes, T R Rogers

PMCID: PMC2550502 PMID: 7640597

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