Diabetic retinopathy is associated with an increased incidence of cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetic patients

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 882-

  Jeganathan, V S E ^a,b   Cheung, N ^a,c   Wong, T Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^c Ear Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHY; NOTE;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMANS;

EID: 49649110193     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2008.02457.x     Document Type: Letter

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