Increasing Eye Care Screening & Referral for People with Diabetes via Telehealth Programs
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چکیده
1 Professor & Dean, School of Arts and Sciences, Point Park University, Pittsburgh, PA. 2 Boston University School of Public Health, Massachusetts & Public Health Consultant, Boston, MA. 3 Associate Professor & Vice President for Community Collaborations, The New England College of Optometry/ / New England Eye Institute, Boston, MA. 4 Ophthalmology Resident, PGY2, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 5 New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Community Chronic Disease Prevention, Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, Disability and Health Program, Albany, NY. 6 Nurse Consultant, New Mexico Department of Health, Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, Santa Fe, NM. 7 Manager, Dept. of Health & Human Services, Division of Public Health Services, New Hampshire Diabetes Education Program, Concord, NH.
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