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Emotional stress and rejection, cause and effect

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Over the years we have noticed on more than one occasion a connection between rejection of a corneal graft and emotional stress. We considered this at first to be a coincidence. However, we have now seen 11 patients in whom an acute rejection occurred just after emotional stress. There appears to be a clear relationship between psychological stress and rejection.

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  1. Warmonderweg 12, 2341 KV, Oegsteest, The Netherlands

    C. C. Kok-Van Alphen & H. J. M. Völker-Dieben

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Kok-Van Alphen, C.C., Völker-Dieben, H.J.M. Emotional stress and rejection, cause and effect. Doc Ophthalmol 56, 171–175 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00154726

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