The association between epilation and corneal opacity among eyes with trachomatous trichiasis

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 171-174

  West, Emily S ^a   Munoz, B ^a   Imeru, A ^a   Alemayehu, W ^b   Melese, M ^b   West, S K ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ORBIS INTERNATIONAL   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CORNEA OPACITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTROPION; EPILATION; ETHIOPIA; EYELASH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRACHOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHIASIS;

CORNEAL OPACITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENTROPION; EYELASHES; EYELID DISEASES; FEMALE; HAIR REMOVAL; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRACHOMA;

EID: 31544459787     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.075390     Document Type: Article

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