Oxygen Saturation Levels and Retinopathy of Prematurity-Are We on Target?

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 382-383

  Wallace, David K ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DAMAGE; CEREBRAL PALSY; DEATH; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPEROXIA; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MORBIDITY; NURSE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA;

HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY;

EID: 33750340056     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2006.08.001     Document Type: Editorial

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