The English National Screening Programme for diabetic retinopathy 2003–2016

Acta Diabetologica

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 515-525

  Scanlon, Peter H ^a,b  

^a CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blindness; Diabetic retinopathy; Screening

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL AUDIT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE COURSE; ENGLAND; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MASS SCREENING; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PHOTOGRAPHY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 85013443486     PISSN: 09405429     EISSN: 14325233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00592-017-0974-1     Document Type: Review

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