Epidemiology of ROP update – Africa is the new frontier

Several epidemics of blindness due to retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) have been described, with the most recent (the third) occurring in middle income countries in Latin America and Eastern Europe initially, and more recently in the more advanced economies in Asia. In these settings, which are char...

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Published in:	Seminars in perinatology Vol. 43; no. 6; pp. 317 - 322
Main Authors:	Gilbert, Clare, Malik, Aeesha N.J., Nahar, Nazmun, Das, Sanjoy Kumer, Visser, Linda, Sitati, Sarah, Ademola-Popoola, Dupe S.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2019
Subjects:	Africa Africa - epidemiology Blindness - diagnosis Blindness - epidemiology Blindness - etiology Blindness - therapy Epidemiology Europe, Eastern - epidemiology Health Policy Homeodomain Proteins Humans Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature Intensive Care, Neonatal Latin America - epidemiology Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine Preterm infants Preventive Health Services Retinopathy of prematurity Retinopathy of Prematurity - complications Retinopathy of Prematurity - diagnosis Retinopathy of Prematurity - epidemiology Retinopathy of Prematurity - therapy Severity of Illness Index Europe, Eastern Africa Latin America Retinopathy of prematurity Epidemiology Africa Preterm infants
ISSN:	0146-0005, 1558-075X, 1558-075X
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