Screening for diabetic retinopathy with a mobile non-mydriatic digital fundus camera in Southern Israel

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 137-140

  Levy, Jaime ^a   Lifshitz, Tova ^a   Goldfarb, Dan ^b   Knyazer, Boris ^a   Belfair, Nadav ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Diabetic retinopathy; Digital non mydriatic fundus camera; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; SCREENING TEST;

ADULT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79954467365     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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