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Reasons for poor follow-up of diabetic retinopathy patients after screening in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Diabetes is an emerging public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. Diabetic retinopathy is the commonest microvascular complication of diabetes and is a leading cause of blindness, mainly in adults of working age. Follow-up is crucial to the effective management of diabetic retinopathy...

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Autores principales: Mtuya, Christina, Cleland, Charles R., Philippin, Heiko, Paulo, Kidayi, Njau, Bernard, Makupa, William U., Hall, Claudette, Hall, Anthony, Courtright, Paul, Mushi, Declare
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4950081/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27435362
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12886-016-0288-z