Optometrist screening for diabetic retinopathy: Evidence and environment

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 274-285

  Mason, James ^a   Drummond, Michael ^a   Woodward, Geoff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OPTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029999684     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0275-5408(96)00010-5     Document Type: Article

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