A literature review of teleophthalmology projects from around the globe

Digital Teleretinal Screening: Teleophthalmology in Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 3-10

  Bahaadinbeigy, Kambiz ^a   Yogesan, Kanagasingam ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

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EID: 84893552324     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-25810-7_1     Document Type: Chapter

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