Evaluation of a local optometric diabetic retinopathy screening service

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 632-635

  Warburton, T J ^a,c   Hale, P J ^b   Dewhurst, J A ^a  

^a Stockport Local Optometric Committee   (United Kingdom)

^b STOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Optometrist; Retinopathy; Screening; Slit lamp biomicroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OPHTHALMOLOGY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; ENGLAND; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETINOSCOPY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 2942547272     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2004.01156.x     Document Type: Article

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