Ocular telemedicine between Nepal and the USA: Prevalence of vitreoretinal disease in rural Nepal

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 698-699

  Ulrich, J N ^a   Poudyal, G ^b   Marks, S J ^a   Vrabec, T R ^a,c   Marks, B ^a   Thapa, A B S ^b   Shresta, M K ^b   Ruit, S ^b   Federman, J L ^c  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TILGANGA INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY   (Nepal)

^c Henry and Corrine Bower Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPAL; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RURAL AREA; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; URBANIZATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITREORETINOPATHY; HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66149113353     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.151357     Document Type: Article

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