Incidence of retinopathy of prematurity in extremely premature infants over an 18-year period

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 93-99

  Gunn, David J ^a   Cartwright, David W ^b   Gole, Glen A ^a,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Extremely premature; Laser therapy; Neonatal intensive care; Retinopathy of prematurity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; SURVIVAL RATE;

AUSTRALIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MALE; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84856655959     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2011.02724.x     Document Type: Article

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