To describe the course and risk factors for development and progression of retinopathy, we studied a cohort of 333 Israeli Jewish patients with Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus. The median age at diagnosis was 9.5 (range 0.04-26.2) years and the median duration of follow-up was 14 (range
A telephone study of diabetic retinopathy and the diabetes miniclinic in general practice: A regional study in Wessex
β Scribed by Alexander, M M ;Canning, C R
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 351 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1357-8170
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