Prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity in Latin America

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1687-1695

  Carrion, Juliana Zimmermann ^a   Filho, João Borges Fortes ^b   Tartarella, Marcia Beatriz ^c   Zin, Andrea ^d   Jornada Jr , Ignozy Dorneles ^d  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Incidence; Latin America; Prevalence; Retinopathy of prematurity

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLINDNESS; BRAZIL; CHILE; COLOMBIA; CRYOTHERAPY; CUBA; DISEASE SEVERITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GUATEMALA; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MEXICO; NICARAGUA; NURSE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OXIMETER; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PERU; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PULSE OXIMETER; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; REVIEW; SCREENING; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84856137478     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S25166     Document Type: Review

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