Epidemiology of diabetic retinopathy in Lebanon;Caractéristiques épidémiologiques de la rétinopathie diabétique au Liban

Journal Francais d'Ophtalmologie

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 289-295

  Waked, N ^a   Nacouzi, R ^a   Haddad, N ^a   Zaini, R ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic retinopathy; Epidemiology; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEBANON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MYDRIASIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ONSET AGE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 33645317086     PISSN: 01815512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0181-5512(06)73785-8     Document Type: Article

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