Accuracy of screening for diabetic retinopathy by family physicians

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 218-220

  Gill, James M ^a   Cole, David M ^b   Lebowitz, Harry M ^b   Diamond, James J ^b  

^a CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Thomas Jefferson Medical School   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic retinopathy; Primary care; Quality of health care; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; OPHTHALMOSCOPE; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPHTHALMOSCOPES; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 3242769889     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.67     Document Type: Article

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