Diabetic retinopathy: Screening and management by Australian GPs

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 233-238

  Ting, Daniel ^a   Ng, Jonathon ^b   Morlet, Nigel ^b   Yuen, Joshua ^b   Clark, Antony ^b   Taylor, Hugh ^c   Keefe, Jill ^c   Preen, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic retinopathy; General practice; Mass screening; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79955717344     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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