Patient Self-Report of Prior Laser Treatment Reliably Indicates Presence of Severe Diabetic Retinopathy

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 501-504

  Grassi, Michael A ^a   Mazzulla, D Anthony ^a   Knudtson, Michael D ^c   Huang, Wendy W ^b   Lee, Kristine E ^c   Klein, Barbara E ^c   Nicolae, Dan L ^a   Klein, Ronald ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINA SURGERY; RETINOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MACULAR EDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 59749083112     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.09.016     Document Type: Article

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