Incidence and risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity in a tertiary care newborn unit in New Delhi

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 211-214

  Maheshwari, R ^a   Kumar, H ^b   Paul, V K ^a   Singh, M ^a   Deorari, A K ^a   Tiwari, H K ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INDIA; NEWBORN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RISK FACTOR;

HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030237954     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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