A telemedical approach to the screening of diabetic retinopathy: Digital fundus photography

Diabetes Care

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 345-348

  Liesenfeld, Bernd ^a,i   Kohner, Eva ^e   Piehlmeier, Wolfgang ^d   Kluthe, Stefan ^d   Aldington, Steve ^f   Porta, Massimo ^g   Bek, Toke ^h   Obermaier, Marco ^b   Mayer, Hans ^c   Mann, Gerd ^d   Holle, Rolf ^d   Hepp, Karl Dieter ^a  

^a KLINIKUM BOGENHAUSEN   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Harlaching Hospital   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^e ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^h AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

ⁱ NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; SCREENING TEST; SLIT LAMP; TELECOMMUNICATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0034049633     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.23.3.345     Document Type: Article

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