Worsening of diabetic retinopathy after improvement of glycemic control

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 116, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 931-932

  Davis, Matthew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031730957     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.116.7.931     Document Type: Editorial

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