Retinopathy of prematurity in 7 neonatal units in rio de janeiro: Screening criteria and workload implications

Pediatrics

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Zin, Andrea A ^a   Moreira, Maria Elisabeth Lopes ^a   Bunce, Catey ^b   Darlow, Brian A ^c   Gilbert, Clare E ^d  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

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

Author keywords

Brazil; Retinopathy of prematurity; Screening criteria; Workload

Indexed keywords

PHENYLEPHRINE; PROXYMETACAINE; TROPICAMIDE;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION FOR NURSING PRACTICE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SCREENING; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

BRAZIL; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; NEONATAL SCREENING; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77955498698     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-0090     Document Type: Article

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