A national retinal screening programme for diabetes in Scotland

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 962-964

  Leese, Graham P ^a   Morris, A D ^a   Olson, J ^b  

^a NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Grampian Diabetes Retinal Screening Programme   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetic retinopathy; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLIT LAMP; TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETINA; STANDARD; VISION TEST;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MASS SCREENING; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RETINA; SCOTLAND; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 1542440030     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2003.01078.x     Document Type: Article

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