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. 1996 Apr;80(4):373–377. doi: 10.1136/bjo.80.4.373

Physiology of suppression in strabismic amblyopia.

R Harrad 1, F Sengpiel 1, C Blakemore 1
PMCID: PMC505468  PMID: 8703893

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