The potential of digital monochrome images versus colour slides in telescreening for diabetic retinopathy

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-31

  Johansen, Monika Alise ^a   Fossen, Kristian ^a   Norum, Jan ^a   Christoffersen, Terje ^a   Øritsland, Håkon ^a   Haga, Daniel ^b   Hasvold, Per ^a   Bellika, Johan Gustav ^a   Knarvik, Undine ^a   Pedersen, Steinar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b Primary Health Care Centre   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; OPHTHALMOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; OPHTHALMOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 49249115565     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2007.060401     Document Type: Article

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