Incidence and severity of retinopathy of prematurity in extremely premature infants

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 296-300

  Isaza, Gloria ^a   Arora, Sourabh ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; RETINOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 84862270723     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2012.03.027     Document Type: Article

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