Incidence and severity of retinopathy of prematurity in Vietnam, a developing middle-income country

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 208-212

  Phan, Mai Hong ^a,d   Nguyen, Phuong Ngoc ^b   Reynolds, James D ^c  

^a Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital   (Viet Nam)

^b Tu Du Obstetrical and Gynecological Hospital   (Viet Nam)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d NONE   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLINDNESS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN THERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; UNITED STATES; VIET NAM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0037766559     PISSN: 01913913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0191-3913-20030701-07     Document Type: Article

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