Effect of multiple patient reminders in improving diabetic retinopathy screening: A randomized trial

Diabetes Care

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 752-755

  Halbert, Ronald J ^a,b   Leung, Kwan Moon ^a,b   Nichol, Jane M ^a   Legorreta, Antonio P ^a,c,d  

^a Foundation Health Systems   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d FHS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA EXAMINATION;

EID: 0032953092     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.22.5.752     Document Type: Article

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