Treatment of ocular symptoms of Behçet's disease with interferon alpha 2a: a pilot study.

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Published in Br J Ophthalmol on May 01, 1998

Authors

I Kötter1, A K Eckstein, N Stübiger, M Zierhut

Author Affiliations

1: University Medical Clinic, Department Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, Tübingen, Germany.

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