How to assess the prevalence of trachoma

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 526-527

  Wright, Heathcote R ^a   Vu, H ^a   Taylor, H R ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR EYE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; TRACHOMA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; INFANT; TRACHOMA;

EID: 17644389873     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.066183     Document Type: Note

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