Prevalence of diabetic eye disease in Tayside, Scotland (P-DETS) study: Methodology

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1353-1356

  Ellis, John D ^a   Leese, G ^a   McAlpine, R ^a   Cole, A ^a   MacEwen, C J ^a   Baines, P S ^a   Crombie, I ^a   Morris, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DARTS; Database; Diabetes; Epidemiology; Fieldwork; MEMO

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SCREENING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SCOTLAND; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 10244270648     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2004.01348.x     Document Type: Article

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