Disparities in diabetic retinopathy screening rates within minority populations: Differences in reported screening rates among African American and hispanic patients

Diabetes Care

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2016, Pages e31-e32

  Lu, Yang ^a,b   Serpas, Lilian ^a   Genter, Pauline ^a   Mehranbod, Christina ^a   Campa, David ^c   Ipp, Eli ^a,b,c  

^a LOS ANGELES BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINORITY GROUP; POPULATION RESEARCH; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCREENING TEST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84962130150     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc15-2198     Document Type: Letter

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