Retinal examination intervals in diabetic patients on diet treatment only

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 244-248

  Hansson Lundblad, C ^a   Agardh, E ^a   Agardh, C D ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood glucose; Diabetes mellitus; Diet treatment; HbA1c; Retinopathy

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE DURATION; EYE FUNDUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0030803574     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1997.tb00765.x     Document Type: Article

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