Diabetic maculopathy in a Jamaican population
Int Ophthalmol
; 13(5): 301-3, Sept. 1989.
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ABSTRACT
Maculopathy is the commonest cause of severe visual loss diabetic retinopathy in Jamaica [5]. Ophthalmic assessment of 158 black Jamaican maturity onset diabetics referred randomly from the primary and secondary health centres, demonstrated maculopathy in 48 percent of patients. Duration of diabetes was a strong risk factor for maculopathy (p less than 0.0010). Poor compliance with diabetic and hypertensive therapy may infleunce the prevalence of maculopathy (AU)
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Doenças Retinianas
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Retinopatia Diabética
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Macula Lutea
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe ingles
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Jamaica
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int Ophthalmol
Ano de publicação:
1989
Tipo de documento:
Article