Influence of tobacco use on cataract development.

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Published in Br J Ophthalmol on July 12, 2006

Authors

P Raju1, R George, S Ve Ramesh, H Arvind, M Baskaran, L Vijaya

Author Affiliations

1: Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, 18 College Road, Chennai, India 600006.

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