Retinopathy of prematurity, a decrease in frequency and severity. Trends over 16 years in a danish county

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 359-361

  Fledelius, Hans C ^a,b   Dahl, Helena ^a  

^a HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

A 16 years survey; Birth weight; Epidemiology of ROP; Gestational age; Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMATURITY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN SCREENING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SURVIVAL; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

BIRTH WEIGHT; DENMARK; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0034112418     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.2000.078003359.x     Document Type: Article

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