Prevalence of trachoma in Yobe state, North-Eastern Nigeria

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 303-307

  Mpyet, Caleb ^a   Ogoshi, Chris ^b   Goyol, Musa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^b CBM Vision2020 Support Programme   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Blindness; Control; Infection; Prevalence; Trachoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA OPACITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CONTROL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; NIGERIA; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TRACHOMA; TRICHIASIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STATE MEDICINE; TRACHOMA;

EID: 53749085225     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09286580802237633     Document Type: Article

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