Community-based intervention programs for trachoma control

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 19-23

  West, Sheila ^a   Taylor, Hugh R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

drug therapy; health education; intervention; trachoma

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SHORT SURVEY; TRACHOMA;

CLINICAL TRIALS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRACHOMA;

EID: 0024244975     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: 15732630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00133776     Document Type: Article

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