Ocular telehealth initiatives in diabetic retinopathy

Current Diabetes Reports

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 265-271

  Silva, Paolo S ^b   Cavallerano, Jerry D ^a   Aiello, Lloyd M ^b  

^a JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EYE CARE; EYE EXAMINATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE QUALITY; INDIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; TELEHEALTH; UNITED STATES; VALIDITY;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EYE; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 67849119015     PISSN: 15344827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11892-009-0041-6     Document Type: Review

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