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Original Research

Incidence and Risk Factors for Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) in Biggest Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Itay Elbaroud City, Behera Province, Egypt

Raouf GaberDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tanta University, Tanta, Gharbeya Province, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
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Osama A SorourDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tanta University, Tanta, Gharbeya Province, Egypt
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Amr F SharafDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tanta University, Tanta, Gharbeya Province, Egypt
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Hisham A SaadDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tanta University, Tanta, Gharbeya Province, Egypt
Pages 3467-3471 | Published online: 16 Aug 2021

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