Effect of enalapril on the incidence of retinopathy in normotensive patients with type 2 diabetes

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 48-50

  Rachmani, Rita ^a,b   Lidar, Merav ^a,b   Levy, Zohar ^a,b   Ravid, Mordchai ^a,b  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Enalapril; Retinopathy; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ENALAPRIL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0033954368     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0953-6205(99)00068-0     Document Type: Article

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