Emerging trends in ocular telemedicine: The diabetic retinopathy model

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 163-166

  Cavallerano, Jerry ^a,b   Aiello, Lloyd M ^a,c  

^a JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENTIALITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE MODEL; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN RIGHTS; REVIEW; STANDARD; TELECOMMUNICATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; TELEMEDICINE; VISION DISORDERS; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 20544437204     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/1357633054068874     Document Type: Review

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