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Editorial
. 2018 Oct;66(10):1385-1387.
doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1588_18.

Is Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study (COMS) still relevant?

Santosh G Honavar  1
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Editorial

Is Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study (COMS) still relevant?

Santosh G Honavar. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2018 Oct.
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