Retinopathy of prematurity in infants less than 29 weeks' gestation: 3 1/4 years pre- and postsurfactant

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 289-292

  Kennedy, John ^a,b   Todd, David A ^a   Watts, Jane ^a   John, Elizabeth ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUNG SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINOPATHY;

CRYOSURGERY; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FATTY ALCOHOLS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LASER SURGERY; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0030847731     PISSN: 01913913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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