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. 1993 Nov;77(11):751–753. doi: 10.1136/bjo.77.11.751

Topical chemotherapy for conjunctival melanoma.

P T Finger 1, M S Milner 1, S A McCormick 1
PMCID: PMC504644  PMID: 8280698

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