Incidence of severe retinopathy of prematurity
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Retinopathy of prematurity: incidence and treatment.
The incidence of retinopathy of prematurity in infants with a birthweight less than or equal to 2500 g admitted to a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit between 1977 and 1983 was 20% of all survivors. There was a reciprocal relation between birthweight and the incidence of the disease, with an incidence of 68% in infants weighing less than or equal to 1000 g at birth. Cryotherapy of the avasc...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1359-2998
DOI: 10.1136/fn.83.2.f160d