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Is orbital decompression a safe and effective treatment for Graves' orbitopathy?

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology & Metabolism volume 3, pages 796–797 (2007)Cite this article

boxed-textJernfors M et al. (2007) Efficacy and safety of orbital decompression in treatment of thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy: long-term follow-up of 78 patients. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 67: 101–107

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