Evaluation of retinal digital images by a general practitioner

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 287-292

  Castro, Adrian F ^a   Silva Turnes, Juan C ^b   Gonzalez, Francisco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b Servicio Gallego de Salud   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; HEALTH CARE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING;

DIGITAL FUNDUS IMAGES; HYPERTENSION; OPHTHALMOLOGISTS;

VISION;

ARTICLE; CONTINGENCY TABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIGITAL IMAGING; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE FUNDUS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION RETINOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA DISEASE; TELECONSULTATION;

EID: 34447342014     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2006.0046     Document Type: Article

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