Retinopathy of prematurity: State of the art;La retinopatia della prematurità: Lo stato dell'arte

Rivista Italiana di Pediatria

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 841-855

  Romagnoli, C ^e   Gallini, F ^e   Console, V ^a   Brambilla, M L ^a   Bianchi, P E ^b   Anselmetti, G ^c   Heer, G ^c   Rossi, P ^d   Trasino, S ^d  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c MARIA VITTORIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Prematurity; R.O.P; Retinopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747130947     PISSN: 03925161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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