Diabetes retinopathy screening: Audit of equity in participation and selected outcomes in South East London

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 152-155

  Millett, Christopher ^a   Dodhia, Hiten ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Lambeth Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL AUDIT; QUALITY CONTROL; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33749024440     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: 09691413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/096914106778440608     Document Type: Article

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