Collaborative care and teleglaucoma: A novel approach to delivering glaucoma services in Northern Alberta, Canada

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 577-580

  Kassam, Faazil ^a   Sogbesan, Enitan ^b   Boucher, Samuel ^c   Rudnisky, Christopher J ^d   Prince, Wesley ^e   Leinweber, Gerry ^f   Pilipchuk, Trevor ^g   Kogan, Sylvia ^h   Edwards, Marianne C ^d   Dorey, Michael W ^d   Damji, Karim F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Eye Health Centre   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e Millcreek Optometry Centre   (Canada)

^f Doctors Eyecare   (Canada)

^g Lakeland Family Eyecare   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Collaborative care; Glaucoma; Shared care

Indexed keywords

CANADA; COOPERATION; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; TELEMEDICINE;

ALBERTA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84886746261     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cxo.12065     Document Type: Note

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