Diabetes and diabetic retinopathy in indigenous Australians

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 82, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 80-83

  Wood, Joanne Mary ^a   Patterson, Carla Maree ^b  

^a School of Optometry   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Diabetic retinopathy; Health workers; Indigenous

Indexed keywords

EID: 44049104557     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.1999.tb06757.x     Document Type: Article

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