Diabetic retinopathy screening: The first telemedical approach in an Italian hospital

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 369-374

  Invernizzi, Alessandro ^a   Bevilacqua, Maurizio T ^a   Cozzi, Mariano ^a   Bianchi, Carlo ^a   Pagani, Alessandro ^a   Cigada, Mario ^a   Staurenghi, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diabetic retinopathy; Fundus photography; Retina; Screening; Telemedicine; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TELEMEDICINE; COMPLICATION; ECONOMICS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HOSPITAL; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES;

AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PHOTOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84975134850     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/ejo.5000719     Document Type: Article

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