Crisis in optometric screening of diabetic retinopathy: Illusion or reality

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 193-194

  Beaumont, Paul ^a   Madigan, Michele C ^b,c   Mathew, Remy S ^a  

^a Eye and Vision Research Institute   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; OPTOMETRY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCREENING;

AUSTRALIA; BLINDNESS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OPTOMETRY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 79954517010     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2011.02541.x     Document Type: Editorial

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