Diabetic retinopathy in Tanzania: prevalence and risk factors at entry into a regional screening programme.

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Published in Trop Med Int Health on January 13, 2016

Authors

Charles R Cleland1, Matthew J Burton2, Claudette Hall3, Anthony Hall4, Paul Courtright5, William U Makupa1, Heiko Philippin1,2

Author Affiliations

1: Eye Department, Kilimanjaro Christina Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania.
2: International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
3: Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, University Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
4: Newcastle Eye Hospital Research Foundation, Waratah, NSW, Australia.
5: Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

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