Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 58, Issue 3 , Pages 187-192 , December 2002

Retinopathy in older patients with diabetes mellitus

  • Satoshi Kato

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81-3-3815-5411; fax: +81-3-3817-0798
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  • Miho Takemori

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Diabetes Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Shigehiko Kitano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Diabetes Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Sadao Hori

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Diabetes Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Harumi Fukushima

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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  • Jiro Numaga

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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  • Hidetoshi Yamashita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Yamagata School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan

Received 21 December 2001 ,Revised 23 May 2002 ,Accepted 19 June 2002.

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Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
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