Impact of age and duration on sight-threatening retinopathy in South Asians and Caucasians attending a diabetic clinic

Eye

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 233-240

  Pardhan, S ^a   Gilchrist, J ^b   Mahomed, I ^c  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Asians; Caucasians; Diabetic retinopathy; Duration

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH ASIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 1842430897     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700629     Document Type: Article

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