A mobile eye unit for screening of diabetic retinopathy and follow-up of glaucoma in remote locations in northern Finland

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 912-913

  Hautala, Nina ^a   Hyytinen, Pauli ^a   Saarela, Ville ^a   Hägg, Pasi ^a   Kurikka, Anne ^a   Runtti, Maritta ^a   Tuulonen, Anja ^a,b  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EYE EXAMINATION; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LETTER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FINLAND; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 73349137930     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01570.x     Document Type: Letter

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