Diabetic retinopathy: Role of the diabetes specialist eye nurse

Journal of Diabetes Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 292-301

  Khan, Sabera ^a   Wong, Sam ^a   Gorrod, Rosi ^a   Gangat, Ismail ^a   Hiles, Stephen ^a   Deane, James ^a   Lawrence, Ian ^b  

^a Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes specialist; Eye; Eye nurse; Ophthalmology; Retinopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958505544     PISSN: 13681109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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