Population-based screening versus case detection

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 233-237

  Thomas, Ravi ^a,b   Parikh, Rajul ^b   Paul, Padma ^b   Muliyil, Jayprakash ^b  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Case detection; Diabetic retinopathy; Glaucoma; Population based screening; Positive predictive value

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISION TEST;

BLINDNESS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 0036716345     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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