Physicians' role in eye care of patients with diabetes mellitus-are we doing what we need to?

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 97-101

  Crosby, Mark I ^a   Shuman, Victoria ^b  

^a Naval Air Station/Joint Reserve Base   (United States)

^b United Hospital Center Clarksburg   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EYE DISEASES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79953197939     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: 00986151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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