Comparison of clinical and photographic assessment of trachoma

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 811-814

  Roper, K G ^a,b   Taylor, H R ^c,d  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b Centre for Disease Control   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d VISION COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TRACHOMA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN TERRITORY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PHOTOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRACHOMA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66749109526     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.144147     Document Type: Article

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