The acceptability and feasibility of corneal confocal microscopy to detect early diabetic neuropathy in children: A pilot study

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 630-631

  Sellers, E A C ^a   Clark, I ^a   Tavakoli, M ^b   Dean, H J ^a   McGavock, J ^a   Malik, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTEAL; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; PROXYMETACAINE;

ANESTHESIA; BODY MASS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEAL CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DISEASE DURATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFORMED CONSENT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LETTER; NERVE FIBER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CORNEA; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PILOT PROJECTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84876386614     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dme.12125     Document Type: Letter

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