Risk Factors for Retinopathy of Prematurity Requiring Photocoagulation

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 68-71

  Ikeda, Hiromi ^a   Kuriyama, Shoji ^a  

^a HYOGO PREFECTURAL AMAGASAKI GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Argon laser therapy; C reactive protein; Multiple logistic regression; Retinopathy of prematurity; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MONITORING; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION; LASER COAGULATION; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0842321893     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-003-0015-1     Document Type: Article

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