Trachoma in Senegal: Findings of a national survey;Le trachome au Senegal: Resultats d'une enquete nationale

Medecine Tropicale

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-59

  Saal, M B ^a   Schemann, J F ^b,e   Saar, B ^a   Faye, M ^a   Momo, G ^b   Mariotti, S ^c   Negrel, A D ^d  

^a Programme National de Lute Contre la Cécité du Sénégal   (Senegal)

^b African Institute of Tropical Ophthalmology Mali   (Mali)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d Organisation pour Prev de la Cecite   (France)

^e NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Senegal; Trachoma; Trichiasis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CORNEA OPACITY; ENTROPION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RANDOM SAMPLE; REVIEW; SENEGAL; TRACHOMA; TREATMENT PLANNING; TRICHIASIS; AGE; ARTICLE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENEGAL; SEX FACTORS; TRACHOMA;

EID: 0141818313     PISSN: 0025682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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