Can different types of retinal emboli be reliably differentiated from one another? An inter- and intraobserver agreement study

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 144-148

  Sharma, Sanjay ^a,b   Pater, Joseph L ^a   Lam, Miu ^a   Cruess, Alan F ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Emboli; Observer agreement; Retinal artery; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION;

EID: 0031839224     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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