Telemedicine for evaluation of retinopathy of prematurity

Pediatrics

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2015, Pages e238-e254

  Fierson, Walter M ^a   Capone, Antonio ^a   Granet, David B ^a   Blocker, Richard J ^a   Bradford, Geoffrey E ^a   Ellis, George S ^a   Lehman, Sharon S ^a   Rubin, Steven E ^a   Siatkowski, R Michael ^a   Ruben, James B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMPUTER SECURITY; DEVICE MAINTENANCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGITAL FUNDUS IMAGING; DIGITAL IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL; FUNDUS CAMERA; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NEGLIGENCE; NEONATOLOGIST; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE TRAINING; OPHTHALMOLOGIST; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREMATURITY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RISK MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEDIAGNOSIS; TELEMEDICINE; NEWBORN; PHOTOGRAPHY; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PHOTOGRAPHY; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84920400907     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-0978     Document Type: Article

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