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Atopic dermatitis as a risk factor for graft rejection following normal-risk keratoplasty

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany

    Claus Cursiefen

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

    Nhung X. Nguyen

  3. Department of Medical Statistics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Peter Martus

  4. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Homburg, Homburg, Germany

    Berthold Seitz

  5. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054, Erlangen, Germany

    Claus Cursiefen

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Nguyen, N.X., Martus, P., Seitz, B. et al. Atopic dermatitis as a risk factor for graft rejection following normal-risk keratoplasty. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 247, 573–574 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-008-0959-4

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