Pattern of uveitis in a referral centre in Tunisia, North Africa

Eye - Tập 21 Số 1 - Trang 33-39 - 2007
Moncef Khairallah1, Salim Ben Yahia1, A. Ladjimi1, R. Messaoud1, Sonia Zaouali1, S. Attia1, S. Jenzeri1, Béchir Jelliti1
1Department of Ophthalmology, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia

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