Incidence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in the western part of Norway. A population-based retrospective study

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 305-307

  Haugen, Olav H ^a   Markestad, Trond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Retinopathy of prematurity; Screening routines; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NORWAY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0030739405     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1997.tb00780.x     Document Type: Article

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