Is review of enriched populations the way forward for glaucoma case detection?

Eye

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-6

  Murdoch, I ^a   Theodossiades, J ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLINDNESS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDITORIAL; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037259087     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700262     Document Type: Editorial

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