Improving the uptake of screening for diabetic retinopathy: The challenge is not so much what to do but how to do it

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 69-70

  Ng, Jonathon Q ^a   Morlet, Nigel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Western Eye   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EDITORIAL; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MYDRIASIS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCREENING TEST; STAFF TRAINING; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

AUSTRALIA; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84874611840     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.10029     Document Type: Editorial

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