Factors associated with regular eye examinations in people with diabetes: Results from the Victorian Population Health Survey

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 96-101

  Müller, Andreas ^a,b,c   Lamoureux, Ecosse ^a,b   Bullen, Chris ^b   Keeffe, Jill Elizabeth ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Diabetic retinopathy; Eye care utilization; Retinopathy screening; Utilization barriers

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DIABETES; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EYE CARE UTILIZATION; RETINOPATHY SCREENING; UTILIZATION BARRIERS;

VISION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EYE CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SCREENING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VICTORIA;

EID: 33644628741     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.opx.0000200678.77515.2e     Document Type: Article

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