Setting Up and Improving Retinopathy of Prematurity Programs: Interaction of Neonatology, Nursing, and Ophthalmology.

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 215-227

  Darlow, Brian A ^a   Gilbert, Clare E ^b   Quiroga, Ana M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL   (Argentina)

^d National Ministry of Health ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Interdisciplinary collaboration; Neonatal intensive care; Preterm infant; Prevention; Quality improvement; Retinopathy of prematurity

Indexed keywords

DELIVERY ROOM; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEONATOLOGY; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SCREENING; NURSING; OBSTETRICS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PARENT; PREMATURITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; REVIEW; SECONDARY PREVENTION; WORKSHOP;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; NEONATAL SCREENING; PARENTS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY;

EID: 84878168526     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: 15579840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2013.02.006     Document Type: Review

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