Fulminate type of retinopathy of prematurity

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 319-320

  Shah, Parag K ^a   Narendran, V ^a   Saravanan, V R ^a   Raghuram, A ^a   Chattopadhyay, Abhijit ^a   Kashyap, Maithreyi ^a   Devraj, Sasikumar ^a  

^a ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Fulminate; Plus diseases; Retinopathy of prematurity; Rush diseases; Zone 1

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YAG LASER;

BIRTH WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY;

EID: 12244274371     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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