Patterns of care as a risk factor for the development of vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy: A population-based matched case-control study using insurance claims (Medicare) data

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1083-1090

  Orr, Neil J ^a,b   Boyages, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Laser photocoagulation therapy; Primary healthcare utilization; Vision threatening retinopathy

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; LIGHT COAGULATION; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 22644442810     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2005.01663.x     Document Type: Article

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