Quality assurance for diabetic retinal screening - Can we afford it?

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 579-581

  Leese, G P ^a   Ellis, J D ^a  

^a NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMICROSCOPY; BLINDNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; QUALITY CONTROL; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINOPATHY; SCREENING; SLIT LAMP;

BENCHMARKING; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 34249328079     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2007.02150.x     Document Type: Editorial

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