Severe retinopathy of prematurity in big babies in India: History repeating itself?

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 801-804

  Shah, Parag K ^a   Narendran, V ^a   Kalpana, N ^a   Gilbert, Clare ^b  

^a ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

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

Author keywords

Childhood blindness; First epidemic; Oxygen; Retinopathy of prematurity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OXYGENATION; PREMATURITY; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 70349680912     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-009-0175-1     Document Type: Article

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