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

Is it time to stop using chloramphenicol on the eye? Safe in patients with no history of blood dyscrasia.

R J Buckley, C M Kirkness, J J Kanski, A E Ridgway, A B Tullo, P G Watson

PMCID: PMC2550503 PMID: 7640598

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