Retinopathy of prematurity in middle-income countries

Lancet

Volumn 350, Issue 9070, 1997, Pages 12-14

  Gilbert, Clare ^a   Rahi, Jugnoo ^b   Eckstein, Michael ^c   O'Sullivan, Jane ^a   Foster, Allen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CUBA; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0030914797     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)01107-0     Document Type: Article

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