Diabetic eye disease: A natural history study

Eye

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 547-553

  Taylor, R H ^a,b,f   Jones, H S ^a,c   Dodson, P M ^a,d   Hamilton, A P ^a,e   Kritzinger, E E ^a,c  

^a Royal Hallamshire Hospital ^*

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RETINA MACULOPATHY; RISK FACTOR; SEYCHELLES; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0030842567     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1997.141     Document Type: Article

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