Bell's phenomenon in newborns and premature babies

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 553-555

  Snir, M ^a,b,c   Kremer, I ^a,b   Kuperman, A ^b,c   Merlob, P ^b,c   Yassur, Y ^a,b  

^a Department of Ophthalmology ^*  (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELL PHENOMENON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; FETUS MATURITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGY; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029940199     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.80.6.553     Document Type: Article

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