Improving diabetic retinopathy screening through a statewide telemedicine program at a large federally qualified health center

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 804-816

  Olayiwola, J N ^a   Sobieraj, D M ^b   Kulowski, K ^a   Hilaire, D St ^a   Huang, J J ^c  

^a USA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health center; Diabetic retinopathy; Minority health; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051862766     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2011.0066     Document Type: Article

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