Direct mail intervention to increase retinal examination rates in medicare beneficiaries with diabetes

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 257-262

  Prela, Cecilia M ^a   Smilie, Jane G ^b   McInerney, Michael J ^c   Harwell, Todd S ^b   Helgerson, Steven D ^b,c  

^a Health Care Financing Administration   (United States)

^b MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^c Mountain Pacific Montana   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic retinopathy control; Diabetic retinopathy diagnosis; Diabetic retinopathy prevention; Intervention studies

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VISION TEST;

AGED; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MEDICARE PART A; MEDICARE PART B; MONTANA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 0034322282     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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