An integrated, mobile service for diabetic retinopathy in rural India
The prevalence of diabetes among adults aged 30 years and above in rural India is 13.2%, nearly double the global average for 2010. How can these individuals best be detected, treated and followed up? Rural communities have limited access to medical services, which leads to poor control of diabetes...
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| author | Mohita Sharma Anindya S Chakrabarty Pavan Rathi RC Sharma Pratibha Goel |
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| description | The prevalence of diabetes among adults aged 30 years and above in rural India is 13.2%, nearly double the global average for 2010. How can these individuals best be detected, treated and followed up? Rural communities have limited access to medical services, which leads to poor control of diabetes and hypertension. As a result, diabetic complications such as diabetic retinopathy (DR) may also be more frequent in rural than in urban areas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-55c751b5d8784ddb960c7eb732a3035d2022-12-21T21:21:14ZengInternational Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), LondonCommunity Eye Health Journal0953-68332011-09-0124751718An integrated, mobile service for diabetic retinopathy in rural IndiaMohita SharmaAnindya S ChakrabartyPavan RathiRC SharmaPratibha GoelThe prevalence of diabetes among adults aged 30 years and above in rural India is 13.2%, nearly double the global average for 2010. How can these individuals best be detected, treated and followed up? Rural communities have limited access to medical services, which leads to poor control of diabetes and hypertension. As a result, diabetic complications such as diabetic retinopathy (DR) may also be more frequent in rural than in urban areas.http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/24/jceh_24_75_017.htmDiabetic RetinopathyDelivery of Health CareHealth PlanningIndiaSouth-East Asia |
| spellingShingle | Mohita Sharma Anindya S Chakrabarty Pavan Rathi RC Sharma Pratibha Goel An integrated, mobile service for diabetic retinopathy in rural India Community Eye Health Journal Diabetic Retinopathy Delivery of Health Care Health Planning India South-East Asia |
| title | An integrated, mobile service for diabetic retinopathy in rural India |
| title_full | An integrated, mobile service for diabetic retinopathy in rural India |
| title_fullStr | An integrated, mobile service for diabetic retinopathy in rural India |
| title_full_unstemmed | An integrated, mobile service for diabetic retinopathy in rural India |
| title_short | An integrated, mobile service for diabetic retinopathy in rural India |
| title_sort | integrated mobile service for diabetic retinopathy in rural india |
| topic | Diabetic Retinopathy Delivery of Health Care Health Planning India South-East Asia |
| url | http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/24/jceh_24_75_017.htm |
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