Scope for improving congenital cataract blindness prevention by screening of infants (red reflex screening) in a New Zealand setting

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 344-346

  Fry, Mark ^a   Wilson, Graham A ^a  

^a NELSON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Congenital cataract; Red reflex screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL BLINDNESS; CONGENITAL CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN SCREENING; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPHTHALMOSCOPE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED REFLEX SCREENING;

BLINDNESS; CATARACT; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 22944487992     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2005.00628.x     Document Type: Article

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