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Acute Optic Neuritis in Australia: a 13 year prospective study
  1. JANE A FRITH,
  2. JAMES G MCLEOD
  1. Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Sydney and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
  2. Department of Neurology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
  1. Professor J G McLeod, Department of Medicine, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia emailrachelp{at}med.usyd.edu.au
  1. MARIESE HELY
  1. Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Sydney and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
  2. Department of Neurology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
  1. Professor J G McLeod, Department of Medicine, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia emailrachelp{at}med.usyd.edu.au

https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.68.2.246

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