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Allergic conjunctivitis in children: from pathogenesis to therapy
- Authors: Leppenen NE1, Pampura AN1
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- Moscow Institute of Pediatrics and Child Surgery of Ministry of Health & Social Welfare of Russian Federation
- Issue: Vol 9, No 1 (2012)
- Pages: 73-78
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://rusalljournal.ru/raj/article/view/740
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.36691/RJA740
- ID: 740
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Abstract
In the article data about classification, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and treatment of different forms of allergic conjunctivitis in children are presented.
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N E Leppenen
Moscow Institute of Pediatrics and Child Surgery of Ministry of Health & Social Welfare of Russian Federation
A N Pampura
Moscow Institute of Pediatrics and Child Surgery of Ministry of Health & Social Welfare of Russian Federation
Email: apampura@pedklin.ru
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