Pegaptanib in the treatment of wet, age-related macular degeneration.

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Published in Int J Nanomedicine on January 01, 2006

Authors

Stanley A Vinores1

Author Affiliations

1: Wilmer Eye Instutute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287-9289, USA. svinores@jhmi.edu

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