Screening for diabetic retinopathy: Do family physicians know the Canadian guidelines?

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 44, Issue JUL., 1998, Pages 1473-1479

  Delorme, Chantal ^b   Boisjoly, Hélène M ^a   Baillargeon, Lucie ^b   Turcotte, Pierre ^b   Bernard, Paul Marie ^b  

^a MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032109752     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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