Incidence of retinopathy of prematurity from 1996 to 2000: Analysis of a comprehensive New York state patient database

Ophthalmology

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1317-1325

  Chiang, Michael F ^a   Arons, Raymond R ^b   Flynn, John T ^a   Starren, Justin B ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA;

BIRTH WEIGHT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; NEW YORK; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERAL BUCKLING; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 3042515251     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2003.10.030     Document Type: Article

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