Reliability of the electronic Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study testing protocol in children 7 to <13 years old

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 655-661

  Cotter, Susan A ^b   Chu, Raymond H ^b   Chandler, Danielle L ^a   Beck, Roy W ^a   Holmes, Jonathan M ^c   Rice, Melissa L ^c   Hertle, Richard W ^d   Birch, Eileen E ^e   Moke, Pamela S ^a  

^a JAEB CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e RETINA FOUNDATION OF THE SOUTHWEST   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; ELECTRONIC VISUAL ACUITY TESTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROCOMPUTER; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0141458932     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(03)00388-X     Document Type: Article

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