Prognostic significance of vascular dilation and tortuosity insufficient for plus disease in retinopathy of prematurity

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 224-229

  Wallace, David K ^a   Kylstra, Jan A ^a   Chesnutt, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; NEWBORN; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; VIDEORECORDING;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LASER SURGERY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PROGNOSIS; RETINAL VESSELS; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0034242565     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpa.2000.105273     Document Type: Article

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