Surveillance for retinopathy of prematurity in a Copenhagen high-risk sample 1999-2001. Has progress reached a plateau?

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-37

  Fledelius, Hans C ^a   Göte, Hanne ^a   Greisen, Gorm ^a   Jensen, Hanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b National Eye Clinic for the Visually Impaired Denmark   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Compulsory registration; Gestational age; Retinal ablation therapy for ROP; Retinopathy of prematurity; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLINDNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENMARK; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTRATION; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SCREENING TEST; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

BIRTH WEIGHT; DENMARK; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTRIES; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; RISK FACTORS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 1242342907     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1600-0420.2003.00198.x     Document Type: Article

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