Strategies to combat trachoma;Strategies de lutte contre le trachome

Cahiers Sante

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 150-156

  Schémann, Jean François ^a   Sacko, Doulaye ^b  

^a African Institute of Tropical Ophthalmology Mali   (Mali)

^b PNLC ^*  (Mali)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

BLINDNESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HYGIENE; MALI; TRACHOMA; URBAN AREA; WATER SUPPLY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; CHILD; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NIGER; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SANITATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLINDNESS; BURKINA FASO; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALI; NIGER; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SANITATION; TRACHOMA;

EID: 13144253129     PISSN: 11575999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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