Retinopathy of prematurity: Are we missing any infant with retinopathy of prematurity?

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1052-1055

  Amer, Muhammad ^a   Jafri, Waseem Haider ^a   Nizami, Abid Mehmood ^a   Shomrani, Ahmed Ibrahim ^a   Al Dabaan, Abdul Aziz ^a   Rashid, Khalid ^b  

^a KING FAHD ARMED FORCES HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b King Faisal Military Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CRYOPEXY; DIODE LASER; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOPEXY; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 84864837415     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2012-301570     Document Type: Article

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