The Rate of Retinal Vessel Dilation in Severe Retinopathy of Prematurity Requiring Treatment

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 147, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Grunwald, Lili ^a   Mills, Monte D ^a,b   Johnson, Keegan S ^a   Karp, Karen A ^b   Quinn, Graham E ^a,b   Ying, Gui Shuang ^a   Grunwald, Juan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; DEMOGRAPHY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RISK FACTOR; VASODILATATION;

EID: 67349205028     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.12.038     Document Type: Article

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