Retinopathy of prematurity in VLBW and extreme LBW babies

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 303-306

  Nair, P M C ^a,b   Ganesh, A ^b   Mitra, S ^b   Ganguly, Shyam S ^b  

^a Department of Child Health   (Oman)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

Outcome; Retinopathy of prematurity; Risk factors; Very low birth weight and extreme low birth weight babies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYOTHERAPY; EXTREME LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0038249137     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02723585     Document Type: Article

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