The detection of diabetic retinopathy by Australian optometrists

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 221-228

  Schmid, Katrina L ^a   Swann, Peter G ^a   Pedersen, Carol ^a   Schmid, Leisa M ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Optometrist; Retinopathy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EYE FUNDUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; OPTOMETRY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RETINA;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; OPTOMETRY; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RETINA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036636818     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2002.tb03041.x     Document Type: Article

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