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Original Article

A Novel, Low-Cost Method of Enrolling Infants at Risk for Retinopathy of Prematurity in Centers with No Screening Program: The REDROP Study

Anand VinekarNarayana Nethralaya Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Bangalore, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Kavitha AvadhaniNarayana Nethralaya Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Bangalore, India
,
Mangat DograAdvanced Eye Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Praveen SharmaNarayana Nethralaya Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Bangalore, India
,
Clare GilbertLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Sherine BraganzaNarayana Nethralaya Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Bangalore, India
&
Bhujang ShettyNarayana Nethralaya Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Bangalore, India
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Pages 317-321 | Received 11 Aug 2011, Accepted 24 Feb 2012, Published online: 16 Aug 2012

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