Clinical factors associated with retinopathy of prematurity.
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Clinical factors associated with retinopathy of prematurity.
In the period from September 1983 until June 1986 a prospective study was carried out to determine the incidence and severity of retinopathy of prematurity in inborn infants of less than 1500 g at birth and the risk factors associated with the development of retinopathy of prematurity in infants of less than 31 weeks' gestation. One hundred and forty four infants were eligible for inclusion in ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.63.5.522