Towards integrated care: Australia's new model of care for patients with glaucoma

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 193, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 200-201

  Lu, Christine Y ^a   Lu, Vicky H ^b   Goldberg, Ivan ^b,c,d   Day, Richard O ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Eye Associates   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^f ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; EYE CARE; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXPERT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT MONITORING; PHARMACIST; POLYPHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RESPONSIBILITY; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LEGAL ASPECT; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT CARE; STANDARD;

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AUSTRALIA; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 77956644517     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03867.x     Document Type: Editorial

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