Prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity in very low birth weight infants
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The prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity in very low birth weight newborn infants.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity and the risk factors affecting very low birth weight infants at a neonatal intensive care unit. METHODS A cross-sectional study investigating all newborn infants with birth weights < or = 1,500 g and/or gestational ages < or = 32 weeks, admitted to the Neonatal ICU at the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, from October 2002...
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عنوان ژورنال: Jornal de Pediatria
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0021-7557
DOI: 10.2223/jped.564