The National Diabetic Retinopathy Laser Treatment Audit. I. Maculopathy

Eye

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-76

  Bailey, C C ^a   Sparrow, J M ^a   Grey, R H B ^a   Cheng, H ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF OPHTHALMOLOGISTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetic retinopathy; Laser; Maculopathy; Photocoagulation; Process; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA MACULOPATHY;

EID: 0031934011     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1998.13     Document Type: Article

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