Diabetic retinopathy: Effects of national guidelines on the referral, examination and treatment practices of ophthalmologists and optometrists

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 52-58

  McCarty, C A ^a   Taylor, K I ^a   McKay, R ^a   Keeffe, J E ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diabetic retinopathy; Evaluation studies; Health services research; Physician's practice patterns; Practice guidelines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LASER; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINA ANGIOGRAPHY; RETINA MACULA LUTEA;

EID: 0035035405     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9071.2001.d01-3.x     Document Type: Article

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