The carmarthenshire glaucoma referral refinement scheme, a safe and efficient screening service

Eye

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-49

  Devarajan, N ^a   Williams, G S ^a   Hopes, M ^a   O'Sullivan, D ^b   Jones, D ^a  

^a WEST WALES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HYWEL DDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

glaucoma; optometry; referral refinement

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; EXERCISE; EYE; GLAUCOMA; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PRODUCTIVITY; SAFETY; SCREENING;

EID: 78651358579     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2010.136     Document Type: Article

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