The progress in understanding and treatment of diabetic retinopathy

Progress in Retinal and Eye Research - Tập 51 - Trang 156-186 - 2016
Alan W. Stitt1, Timothy M. Curtis1, Mei Chen1, Reinhold J. Medina1, Gareth J. McKay2, Alicia Jenkins1,3, Thomas A. Gardiner1, Timothy J. Lyons1, Hans-Peter Hammes4, Rafael Simó5, Noemi Lois1
1Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
2Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
3NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Australia
4Department of Medicine and Clinical Chemistry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
5Institut de Recerca Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain

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