Combating blinding trachoma

British Medical Journal

Volumn 307, Issue 6898, 1993, Pages 213-214

  Potter, A R ^a  

^a Centre Hospitalier Departemental   (Benin)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE;

BLINDNESS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRACHOMA;

EID: 0027313581     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.307.6898.213     Document Type: Editorial

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