Keratometry measurements in preterm and full term newborn infants

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 8-10

  Friling, R ^a   Weinberger, D ^b   Kremer, I ^b   Avisar, R ^b   Sirota, L ^a   Snir, M ^a  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORNEA CURVATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0345863737     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.88.1.8     Document Type: Article

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