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. 1954 Jul;38(7):397–432. doi: 10.1136/bjo.38.7.397

Effect of Oxygen on Developing Retinal Vessels with Particular Reference to the Problem of Retrolental Fibroplasia

Norman Ashton 1, Basil Ward 1, Geoffrey Serpell 1
PMCID: PMC1324374  PMID: 13172417

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