Screening for diabetic retinopathy in remote Australia: A program description and evaluation of a devolved model

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 224-230

  Mak, Donna B ^a,b,d   Plant, Aileen J ^b   McAllister, Ian ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Diabetic retinopathy; Evaluation; Remote area health; Screening

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCREENING TEST; STAFF TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; DECISION TREES; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; VISION SCREENING; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 1642546266     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2003.00524.x     Document Type: Article

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