Coverage in screening for diabetic retinopathy according to screening provision: Results from a national survey in England and Wales

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 271-278

  Wilson, A ^a   Baker, R ^a   Thompson, J ^a   Grimshaw, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coverage; Diabetic retinopathy; Screening; Survey

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; OPTOMETRY; POPULATION; REVIEW; SCREENING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETINA; VISION SCREENING; WALES;

EID: 1542314773     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2004.01131.x     Document Type: Review

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