By estimating “survivors” we must suppose that this is the minimum number who will be admitted to the neonatal units after discounting for infant mortality.[2] In reality, early neonatal mortality… Click to show full abstract
By estimating “survivors” we must suppose that this is the minimum number who will be admitted to the neonatal units after discounting for infant mortality.[2] In reality, early neonatal mortality rates should have been used. However, reliable figures are unavailable at this time. Furthermore, we first estimated the number who “could be” <2000 g at birth, and then calculated the incidence of “any stage” and “treatment requiring” ROP from this “guesstimate.”[2]
               
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