Journal of AAPOS
Volume 10, Issue 5 , Pages 394-399 , October 2006

The Cost Utility of Strabismus Surgery in Adults

  • Cynthia L. Beauchamp, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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  • George R. Beauchamp, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
    • Center for Evidence Based Medicine, Flourtown, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • David R. Stager Sr., MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
    • ,
  • Melissa M. Brown, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Evidence Based Medicine, Flourtown, Pennsylvania
    • Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Gary C. Brown, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Evidence Based Medicine, Flourtown, Pennsylvania
    • Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Joost Felius, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
    • Retina Foundation of the Southwest, Dallas, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr. Joost Felius, PhD, Retina Foundation of the Southwest, 9900 N. Central Expressway, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75231.

Received 6 April 2006 ,Accepted 19 June 2006.

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PII: S1091-8531(06)00402-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2006.06.004

Journal of AAPOS
Volume 10, Issue 5 , Pages 394-399 , October 2006

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