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Editorial
. 2020 Aug 6;15(3):432-434.
doi: 10.18502/jovr.v15i3.7464. eCollection 2020 Jul-Sep.

Suicide and Laser Refractive Surgery

Ali Salimi  1 , Edsel Ing  2 , Nicholas Nianiaris  2
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Editorial

Suicide and Laser Refractive Surgery

Ali Salimi et al. J Ophthalmic Vis Res. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Depression; Laser Refractive Surgery; LASIK; Suicide.

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