Community refinement of glaucoma referrals

Eye

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-26

  Henson, D B ^a   Spencer, A F ^a   Harper, R ^a   Cadman, E J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Optometry; Referral criteria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT REFERRAL; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037261863     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700261     Document Type: Article

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