Diabetic retinopathy screening barriers among Palestinian primary health care patients: a qualitative study.

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Abstract

Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) screening among Palestinian diabetic patients is limited. To improve the care of our patients, we explored the barriers to DR screening with a qualitative study.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Diabetes Metab Disord

Title: Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

ISSN: 2251-6581

ISSN (Print): 2251-6581

Publication date (Electronic): Dec 2020

Volume: 19

Issue: 2

Affiliations

[1 ] Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.

[2 ] Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Box 7, 707, Nablus, Palestine.

[3 ] Palestine Diabetes Institute, Al-Bireh, West-Bank Palestine.

[4 ] Department of Family Medicine & School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI USA.

Article

Publisher Item ID: 575

DOI: 10.1007/s40200-020-00575-4

PMC ID: 7843686

PubMed ID: 33520809

SO-VID: 7dc7b4d7-90a7-4166-bb89-1f1dd33d6389

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Keywords: Diabetic retinopathy screening,Primary health care,Barriers

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Keywords: Diabetic retinopathy screening, Primary health care, Barriers

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