Impact of community-based mass treatment for trachoma with oral azithromycin on general morbidity in Gambian children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 955-958

  Whitty, Christopher J M ^a   Glasgow, Kevin W ^a,c   Sadiq, S Tariq ^a,b   Mabey, David C ^a   Bailey, Robin ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Azithromycin; Trachoma control

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MORBIDITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRACHOMA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MORBIDITY; TETRACYCLINE; TRACHOMA;

EID: 0033227682     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199911000-00003     Document Type: Article

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