Evidence for changing guidelines for routine screening for retinopathy of prematurity

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 387-395

  Lee, Shoo K ^a,b,g   Normand, Charles ^c   McMillan, Douglas ^d   Ohlsson, Arne ^e   Vincer, Michael ^f   Lyons, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Centre for Community Health and Health Evaluation Research   (Canada)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g Canadian Neonatal Network   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CANADA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRYOTHERAPY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SCREENING;

EID: 0035094987     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.155.3.387     Document Type: Article

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