Telemedical diagnosis of retinopathy of prematurity: Accuracy of expert versus non-expert graders

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 351-356

  Williams, Steven L ^a   Wang, Lu ^a   Kane, Steven A ^a   Lee, Thomas C ^b   Weissgold, David J ^c   Berrocal, Audina M ^d   Rabinowitz, Daniel ^e   Starren, Justin ^a,f   Flynn, John T ^a   Chiang, Michael F ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^f MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNET; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RETINA; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELEMEDICINE; TRAINING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; NEW YORK; OBSERVER VARIATION; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 77949505912     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.166348     Document Type: Article

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