The Challenge of Screening for Retinopathy of Prematurity

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 241-259

  Wilson, Clare M ^a   Ells, Anna L ^b   Fielder, Alistair R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Retinopathy of prematurity; Retinopathy of prematurity screening; Screening guidelines for retinopathy of prematurity; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; AUTOANALYSIS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAMERA; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRYOTHERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GEOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SOFTWARE; IMAGING SYSTEM; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT INDICATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ALGORITHMS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLINDNESS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; NEONATAL SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84878206503     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: 15579840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2013.02.003     Document Type: Review

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