Visual Acuity in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 4-12

  Courage, Mary L ^a   Adams, Russell J ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Extreme low birth weight; Infants; Neonatal Medical Index; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RISK FACTOR; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; RISK FACTORS; VISION SCREENING; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031068288     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004703-199702000-00003     Document Type: Article

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