Comparison of the effectiveness of two enhanced glaucoma referral schemes

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 343-352

  Parkins, David J ^a   Edgar, David F ^b  

^a Bexley Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Ocular hypertension; Optometry; Referral refinement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; MALE; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MALE; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; OPTOMETRY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79958797407     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2011.00853.x     Document Type: Article

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