Results of a program for the prevention of blindness caused by retinopathy of prematurity in southern Brazil;Resultados de um programa de prevenção da cegueira pela retinopatia da prematuridade na Região Sul do Brasil

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 209-216

  Fortes Filho, João Borges ^a,b,c,d   Barros, Cristiano Koch ^b,c   Da Costa, Marlene Coelho ^c   Procianoy, Renato S ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^d UFRGS ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blindness prevention control; Prematurity; Retinopathy of prematurity; Retinopathy of prematurity epidemiology incidence prevention control; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLINDNESS; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREMATURITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REMISSION; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SCREENING; SURVIVAL TIME; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

BLINDNESS; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34250027041     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2223/JPED.1611     Document Type: Article

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