Reports on the prevalence of clinical conditions are more convincing when supported by objective evidence

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Schachter, Julius ^a   Bailey, Robin ^b   Dawson, Chandler R ^c   Lietman, Thomas M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; CORNEA OPACITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PREVALENCE; SUDAN; TRACHOMA; TRICHIASIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DOCUMENTATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DOCUMENTATION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUDAN; TRACHOMA;

EID: 56149102956     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000302     Document Type: Note

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