Programme planning and screening strategy in retinopathy of prematurity

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 89-99

  Jalali, Subhadra ^a   Anand, Raj ^a   Kumar, Harsh ^b   Dogra, Mangat R ^c   Azad, Rajvardhan ^b   Gopal, Lingam ^d  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^d MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Retinopathy of prematurity; Screening; Training

Indexed keywords

BLINDNESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST;

BLINDNESS; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; NEONATAL SCREENING; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 0037356340     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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