Prevalence of self-reported diabetes and diabetic retinopathy in indigenous Australians: The National Indigenous Eye Health Survey

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 487-493

  Xie, Jing ^a,c   Arnold, Anna Lena ^a,c   Keeffe, Jill ^a,c   Goujon, Nicolas ^a,c   Dunn, Ross A ^a,c   Fox, Sarah ^a,c   Taylor, Hugh R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c VISION COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Diabetic retinopathy; Indigenous Australian; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; LENS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79961191658     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2011.02502.x     Document Type: Article

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