American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 133, Issue 2 , Pages 236-241 , February 2002

Vision loss among diabetics in a group model health maintenance organization (HMO)

  • Donald S Fong, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Baldwin Park, CA (D.S.F., M.S., J.F.P., R.G.A., P.P.L.)USA
    • Department of Ophthalmology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA (D.S.F., J.F.P., R.G.A.) USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Donald S. Fong, MD, MPH, Department of Ophthalmology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, 1011 Baldwin Park Boulevard, Baldwin Park, CA 91706; fax: 626-851-6106 USA
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  • Mohktar Sharza, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Baldwin Park, CA (D.S.F., M.S., J.F.P., R.G.A., P.P.L.)USA
    • ,
  • Wansu Chen, MS

      Affiliations

    • Research and Evaluation, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Pasadena, CA (W.C.) USA
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  • John F Paschal, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Baldwin Park, CA (D.S.F., M.S., J.F.P., R.G.A., P.P.L.)USA
    • Department of Ophthalmology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA (D.S.F., J.F.P., R.G.A.) USA
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  • Reginald G Ariyasu, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Baldwin Park, CA (D.S.F., M.S., J.F.P., R.G.A., P.P.L.)USA
    • Department of Ophthalmology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA (D.S.F., J.F.P., R.G.A.) USA
    • ,
  • Paul P Lee, MD, JD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Baldwin Park, CA (D.S.F., M.S., J.F.P., R.G.A., P.P.L.)USA
    • Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University, Durham, NC (P.P.L.) USA

,Accepted 29 May 2001.

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American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 133, Issue 2 , Pages 236-241 , February 2002

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