Variations in the morphology of retinopathy of prematurity in extremely low birthweight infants

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1500-1503

  Schulenburg, W E ^a,b   Tsanaktsidis, G ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; NEWBORN; OBSERVATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CAPILLARY; RETINA NEOVASCULARIZATION; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; THRESHOLD RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ACUTE DISEASE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; RETINA; RETINAL VESSELS; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY;

EID: 9644295544     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.044669     Document Type: Article

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