Relationship between the severity of retinopathy and progression to photocoagulation in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus in the UKPDS (UKPDS 52)

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 178-184

  Kohner, E M ^a,d   Stratton, I M ^b   Aldington, S J ^c   Holman, R R ^b   Matthews, D R ^b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Endocrinology and Metabolism ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetic retinopathy; Photocoagulation; Screening; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; UKPDS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MICROANEURYSM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RETINA MACULOPATHY; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; SCREENING TEST;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LIGHT COAGULATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; RETINAL HEMORRHAGE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035036068     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-5491.2001.00458.x     Document Type: Article

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