Screening for retinopathy of prematurity

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1127-1130

  Andruscavage, L ^a   Weissgold, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASES IN TWINS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; NEONATAL SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036786385     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.86.10.1127     Document Type: Article

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