Prevalence and severity of diabetic retinopathy in northwest cameroon as identified by teleophthalmology

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 294-298

  Jivraj, Imran ^a,b   Ng, Mancho ^b   Rudnisky, Chris J ^b   Dimla, Beri ^c   Tambe, Emmanuel ^c   Nathoo, Nawaaz ^a   Tennant, Matthew T S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Baptist Hospital   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cameroon; diabetic retinopathy; screening; telemedicine; teleophthalmology

Indexed keywords

CAMEROON; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; ELECTRONIC CHARTS; LASER PHOTOCOAGULATION; MACULAR EDEMA; NEOVASCULARIZATION; OCULAR PATHOLOGY; PATIENT ACCESS; RETINAL IMAGE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TELEOPHTHALMOLOGY; VISION LOSS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITREORETINAL SURGERY;

DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LASER SURGERY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

EYE PROTECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CHILD; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TELEMEDICINE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAMEROON; CHILD; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TELEMEDICINE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957608005     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2010.0155     Document Type: Review

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