Prevalence and risk factors for diabetic retinopathy - A study of 217 patients from University of Malaya Medical Centre

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 451-456

  Tajunisah, Iqbal ^a   Nabilah, H ^a   Reddy, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic retinopathy; Hypertension; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE DURATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IRIS RUBEOSIS; LIMB AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PREVALENCE; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULOPATHY; RISK FACTOR; SLIT LAMP; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33847015217     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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