Use of Telemedicine in Periodic Screening of Diabetic Retinopathy

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 235-239

  Kawasaki, Satsuki ^a,d   Ito, Satoshi ^a   Satoh, Shinobu ^b   Mori, Yasumichi ^a   Saito, Tatsuya ^a   Fukushima, Harumi ^c   Kato, Satoshi ^c   Sekihara, Hisahiko ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d Fujisawa City Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; GASTROENTEROLOGY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT;

DIABETIC PATIENTS;

TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; E-MAIL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYDRIASIS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 0142170004     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/153056203322502614     Document Type: Article

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