Prevailing clinical practices regarding screening for retinopathy of prematurity among pediatricians in India: A pilot survey

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 427-430

  Patwardhan, Saurabh ^a   Azad, Rajvardhan ^a   Gogia, Varun ^a   Chandra, Parijat ^a   Gupta, Shikha ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Retinopathy of prematurity; screening; survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PEDIATRICS; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; PEDIATRICS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80155134223     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.86307     Document Type: Article

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