Assisted conception and retinopathy of prematurity: 8-year follow-up study

Eye

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 383-386

  Funnell, C L ^a   Dabbs, T R ^a  

^a LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLOW UP; GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; TWINS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33847682224     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702215     Document Type: Article

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