Operational evaluation of the use of photographs for grading active trachoma

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 505-508

  Solomon, Anthony W ^a   Bowman, Richard J C ^a   Yorston, David ^b   Massae, Patrick A ^c   Safari, Salesia ^c   Savage, Brian ^d   Alexander, Neal D E ^a   Foster, Allen ^a   Mabey, David C W ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Huruma Hospital   (Tanzania)

^d Huruma Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAMERA; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLICULITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PHOTOGRAPHY; SCORING SYSTEM; TRACHOMA; ADOLESCENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; TANZANIA; TRACHOMA;

EID: 33645972951     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.74.505     Document Type: Article

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