Management of diabetic retinopathy by Australian ophthalmologists

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 107-112

  McCarty, Cathy A ^a   McKay, Rob ^a   Keeffe, Jill E ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR EYE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diabetic retinopathy; Evaluation studies; Health services research; Practice guidelines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EVALUATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; LASER SURGERY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; SCREENING;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; VICTORIA;

EID: 0033926101     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9071.2000.00272.x     Document Type: Article

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