A national survey of the current state of screening services for diabetic retinopathy: ABCD-Diabetes UK survey of specialist diabetes services 2006

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1301-1305

  Nagi, D K ^a   Gosden, C ^b   Walton, C ^c   Winocour, P H ^d   Turner, B ^b   Williams, R ^e   James, J ^f   Holt, R I G ^g  

^a PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DIABETES UK   (United Kingdom)

^c HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH II HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f Peterborough Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Retinopathy; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROLIFERATIVE RETINOPATHY; QUALITY CONTROL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RETINA MACULOPATHY; SCREENING TEST; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 70549114067     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2009.02838.x     Document Type: Article

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