Rate of and risk factors associated with retinopathy of prematurity: A prospective study from Kuwait

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 115-118

  Al Essa, Mazen ^a,c   Azad, R V ^b   Rashwan, Nabil ^a  

^a AL SABAH HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^b IBN SINA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^c KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Cryotherapy; Low birth weight; Retinopathy of prematurity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PREMATURITY; RETINOPATHY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032928932     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000026080     Document Type: Article

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