Present status of ophthalmological care for diabetic patients in Japan

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-81

  Funatsu, Hideharu ^a   Hori, Sadao ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cooperative treatment by ophthalmologists and physicians; Diabetic patients; Ophthalmological care; Patient education; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; JAPAN; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JAPAN; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033962520     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-5155(99)00144-6     Document Type: Article

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