Apnea and bradycardia in two premature infants during routine outpatient retinopathy of prematurity screening

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 501-503

  Wood, Michael G ^a   Kaufman, Lawrence M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APNEA; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN SCREENING; OUTPATIENT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA;

APNEA; BRADYCARDIA; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; OUTPATIENTS; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 70349970367     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2009.04.008     Document Type: Article

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