The quality of reporting of diagnostic accuracy studies in glaucoma using scanning laser polarimetry

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 670-675

  Paranjothy, Bhuma ^a   Shunmugam, Manoharan ^a   Azuara Blanco, Augusto ^a,b  

^a NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Glaucoma; Scanning laser polarimetry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MEDLINE; POLARIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SAMPLING; SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPY;

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; LASERS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PUBLISHING;

EID: 37349003326     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e3180457c6d     Document Type: Article

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