Can screening for retinopathy of prematurity be reduced?

Biology of the Neonate

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 92-97

  Termote, J U M ^a   Donders, A R T ^b   Schalij Delfos, N B ^c   Lenselink, C H ^a   Derkzen Van Angeren, C S ^a   Lissone, S C J L ^a   Cats, B P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Preterm infant; Retinopathy of prematurity; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RISK FACTOR;

BIRTH WEIGHT; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; NEONATAL SCREENING; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 23844518659     PISSN: 00063126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000085295     Document Type: Article

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