Impact of diabetic retinopathy screening on a British district population: Case detection and blindness prevention in an evidence-based model

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-52

  Bachmann, Max O ^a   Nelson, Sally J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Avon Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; PRODUCTIVITY; SCREENING TEST; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031973116     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.52.1.45     Document Type: Article

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