Retinopathy of prematurity in South Africa: An assessment of needs, resources and requirements for screening programmes

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 879-882

  Varughese, S ^a,d   Gilbert, C ^b   Pieper, C ^c   Cook, C ^c  

^a Hivos South Asia Regional Office   (India)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d ST STEPHEN S HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLINDNESS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; NEWBORN CARE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOPATHY; SCREENING TEST; SOUTH AFRICA;

BIRTH WEIGHT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEONATAL SCREENING; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; SOUTH AFRICA; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 47049126216     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.137588     Document Type: Article

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