Is it time to review the screening guidelines for retinopathy of prematurity?

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 159-160

  Elder, James E ^a,b,c  

^a Royal Children's Hospital

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLINDNESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; EVALUATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RISK FACTOR;

HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 41549090936     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01286.x     Document Type: Editorial

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