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Internet-based versus Conventional Referral System for Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening in Iran

Nazanin EbrahimiadibRetina Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Ramak RoohipourEye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Reza KarkhanehEye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Afsar FarahaniEye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Mohammad Riazi EsfahaniEye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Alireza KhodabandeEye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Mohammad ZareiEye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Arash TaheriEye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Marjan Imani FouladiEye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Mehdi YaseriDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Bobeck S. ModjtahediRetina Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Pages 292-297 | Received 07 Feb 2015, Accepted 08 Sep 2015, Published online: 06 Jun 2016

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