Implementation of national diabetes retinal screening programme is associated with a lower proportion of patients referred to ophthalmology

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1112-1115

  Leese, Graham P ^a   Morris, A D ^a   Swaminathan, K ^a   Petrie, J R ^a   Sinharay, R ^a   Ellingford, A ^a   Taylor, A ^a   Jung, R T ^a   Newton, R W ^a   Ellis, J D ^a  

^a NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Ophthalmology; Retinopathy; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYDRIASIS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHOTOGRAPHY; SCREENING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SCOTLAND; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 22644446176     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2005.01603.x     Document Type: Article

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