Trichiasis among close relatives, central Ethiopia

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 255-259

  Melese, Muluken ^a   Alemayehu, Wondu ^b   Worku, Alemayehu ^c  

^a ORBIS International Ethiopia ^*  (Ethiopia)

^b ORBIS INTERNATIONAL   (Ethiopia)

^c TIKUR ANBESSA HOSPITAL   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TRACHOMA;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TRACHOMA;

EID: 27144495060     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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