Diabetic retinopathy screening among hispanics in Lea County, New Mexico

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 430-443

  Navuluri, Ramesh B ^a  

^a Lea Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Hispanics; Retinopathy; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VISION TEST;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW MEXICO; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 0034321476     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2010.0791     Document Type: Article

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