Trachoma in the pacific islands: Evidence from trachoma rapid assessment

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 866-870

  Mathew, A A ^a   Keeffe, J E ^a,b   Le Mesurier, R T ^a   Taylor, H R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b VISION COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; TRACHOMA; TRACHOMA RAPID ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY; TRICHIASIS;

ADULT; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PACIFIC ISLANDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRACHOMA;

EID: 67649663693     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.151720     Document Type: Article

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