Towards comprehensive population-based screening for diabetic retinopathy: Operation of the North Wales diabetic retinopathy screening programme using a central patient register and various screening methods

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 87-92

  Harvey, J N ^a,c   Craney, L ^a   Nagendran, S ^b   Ng, C S ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HM Stanley Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c WREXHAM MAELOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL RECORD; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT CARE; PHOTOGRAPHY; POPULATION; REGISTER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OPHTHALMOLOGY; POPULATION GROUPS; REGISTRIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISION SCREENING; WALES;

EID: 33745263248     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: 09691413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/096914106777589669     Document Type: Article

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