American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 144, Issue 3 , Pages 424-428.e2 , September 2007

Epidemiologic Relationship Between Fuchs Heterochromic Iridocyclitis and the United States Rubella Vaccination Program

  • Andrea D. Birnbaum

      Affiliations

    • University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Howard H. Tessler

      Affiliations

    • University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Kara L. Schultz

      Affiliations

    • University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Marilyn D. Farber

      Affiliations

    • Jerusalem, Israel
    • ,
  • Weihua Gao

      Affiliations

    • University of Illinois School of Public Health, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Phoebe Lin

      Affiliations

    • University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Frederick Oh

      Affiliations

    • Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College of Virginia, School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia.
    • ,
  • Debra A. Goldstein

      Affiliations

    • University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Chicago, Illinois
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Debra A. Goldstein, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Director, Uveitis Service, Ocular AIDS Service, University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, 1855 W. Taylor Street M/C 648, Chicago, IL 60612

,Accepted 17 May 2007.

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 See accompanying Editorial on page447.

PII: S0002-9394(07)00492-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.05.026

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 144, Issue 3 , Pages 424-428.e2 , September 2007

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