Retinopathy of prematurity in the XXI century in a developing country: An emergency that should be resolved;La retinopatía del prematuro en el siglo XXI en un país en desarrollo: Una urgencia que debe ser resuelta

Anales de Pediatria

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 551-558

  Bouzas, L ^a,c   Bauer, G ^a   Novali, L ^a   Dilger, A ^a   Galina, L ^a   Falbo, J ^a   Diaz Gonzalez L ^a   Manzitti, J ^a   Sola, A ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA PROF DR JUAN P GARRAHAN   (Argentina)

^b MidAtlantic Neonatology Associates   (United States)

^c Área de Neonatología Y Seguimiento de Alto Riesgo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Childhood blindness; Epidemiology; Prematurity; Retinopathy

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLINDNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREMATURITY; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 34547638601     PISSN: 16954033     EISSN: 16959531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13107388     Document Type: Article

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