Retinopathy of prematurity update

International Ophthalmology Clinics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 225-235

  Rubaltelli, David Maria ^a   Hirose, Tatsuo ^a  

^a Mass   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN INHIBITOR;

ANTIANGIOGENIC THERAPY; CRYOTHERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE FUNDUS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LASER COAGULATION; LENS; LENSECTOMY; OBSERVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA NEOVASCULARIZATION; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; REVIEW; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASODILATATION; VITRECTOMY;

HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY;

EID: 42449117281     PISSN: 00208167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IIO.0b013e318169544f     Document Type: Review

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