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Case Reports
. 2006 Nov;90(11):1432.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.093617.

Retinal artery obstruction, migraine and patent foramen ovale

Q Mohamed, O Ormerod, S M Downes
Case Reports

Retinal artery obstruction, migraine and patent foramen ovale

Q Mohamed et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2006 Nov.
No abstract available

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