Screening for diabetic retinopathy

BMJ

Volumn 311, Issue 6999, 1995, Pages 207-

  Ryder, Bob ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; SCREENING;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMAN; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PHOTOGRAPHY; RETINA; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 0029067350     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.311.6999.207     Document Type: Editorial

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