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Pattern ERG: clinical overview, and some observations on associated fundus autofluorescence imaging in inherited maculopathy

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    G.E. Holder, A.G. Robson, C.R. Hogg, M. Kurz-Levin, N. Lois & A.C. Bird

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Holder, G., Robson, A., Hogg, C. et al. Pattern ERG: clinical overview, and some observations on associated fundus autofluorescence imaging in inherited maculopathy. Doc Ophthalmol 106, 17–23 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022471623467

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