Implementing Guidelines for Eye Care of Diabetic Patients:  Results from an HMO Intervention Study

Ronald J. Brooks, MD;Antonio P. Legoretta, MD, MPH;Alan L. Silver, MD;Raymond J. Fabius, MD;Jay Krakovitz, MD;

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Article

April 1, 1996

The American Journal of Managed Care

April 1996

Volume2

Issue 4

Implementing Guidelines for Eye Care of Diabetic Patients: Results from an HMO Intervention Study

Author(s):

Ronald J. Brooks, MD,Antonio P. Legoretta, MD, MPH

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