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Can the Retinal Screening Interval Be Safely Increased to 2 Years for Type 2 Diabetic Patients Without Retinopathy?

OBJECTIVE: In the U.K., people with diabetes are typically screened for retinopathy annually. However, diabetic retinopathy sometimes has a slow progression rate. We developed a simulation model to predict the likely impact of screening patients with type 2 diabetes, who have not been diagnosed with...

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Autores principales: Chalk, Daniel, Pitt, Martin, Vaidya, Bijay, Stein, Ken
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Diabetes Association 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3402259/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22566535
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc11-2282