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Use of digital retinal imaging in screening for retinopathy of prematurity

  1. Yogavijayan Kandasamy1,*,
  2. Roger Smith2,
  3. Ian Wright2,
  4. Leo Hartley1

Article first published online: 12 SEP 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2012.02557.x

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Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volume 49, Issue 1, pages E1–E5, January 2013

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Kandasamy, Y., Smith, R., Wright, I. and Hartley, L. (2013), Use of digital retinal imaging in screening for retinopathy of prematurity. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 49: E1–E5. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2012.02557.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Neonatology, The Townsville Hospital, Douglas, Queensland

  2. 2

    Mothers and Babies Research Centre, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

*Dr Yogavijayan Kandasamy, Department of Neonatology, The Townsville Hospital, 100 Angus Smith Drive, Douglas, Qld 4814, Australia. Fax: +61 74796 2981; email: yoga_kandasamy@health.qld.gov.au

  1. Conflict of interest: None.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 16 JAN 2013
  2. Article first published online: 12 SEP 2012
  3. Accepted for publication 8 December 2011.

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