Surveillance for retinopathy of prematurity in a Danish county. Epidemiological experience over 20 years

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 38-41

  Fledelius, Hans C ^a   Kjer, Birgit ^a  

^a HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Epidemiology of ROP; Gestational age; Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP); Trends over two decades

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; DENMARK; DIODE LASER; DISEASE SEVERITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

BIRTH WEIGHT; DENMARK; GEOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1242275340     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1600-0420.2003.00199.x     Document Type: Article

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