Preventing diabetic blindness: A priority for South Africa

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 661-662

  Hofman, K J ^a   Cook, C ^b   Levitt, N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FUNDUS CAMERA; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SCREENING; SOUTH AFRICA; BLINDNESS; COMPLICATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; VISION TEST;

BLINDNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMANS; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SOUTH AFRICA; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 84925582108     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: 20785135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.8580     Document Type: Article

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