Disparities in diabetic retinopathy screening and disease for racial and ethnic minority populations - A literature review

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 430-438

  Nsiah Kumi, Phyllis ^a,c   Ortmeier, Stacie R ^a   Brown, Amy E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Ophthalmic; Race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EYE CARE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MINORITY GROUP; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING;

EID: 66949138925     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30929-9     Document Type: Review

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