Comparison of UK and US screening criteria for detection of retinopathy of prematurity in a developing nation

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 506-510

  Ugurbas, Silay Canturk ^a   Gulcan, Hande ^a   Canan, Handan ^a   Ankarali, Handan ^b   Torer, Birgin ^a   Akova, Yonca Aydn ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DUZCE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 78650282956     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2010.07.012     Document Type: Article

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