Ophthalmology inpatient consultation: Does it make a difference to inpatient management?

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 130-133

  Tajunisah, Iqbal ^a   Azida, J ^a   Ophthal, M ^a   Zurina, Z A ^a   Reddy, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Decreased vision; Diabetic retinopathy; Eye evaluation; Ophthalmology consultation; Red eyes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONSULTATION; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EYE CARE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PERIMETRY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFRACTION ERROR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 77449093931     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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