Population-based survey of active trachoma in 11 districts of Burundi

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 146-149

  Ndayishimiye, Onésime ^a   Willems, Johan ^a,b   Manirakiza, Emile ^a   Smith, Jennifer L ^c   Gashikanyi, Rose ^a   Kariyo, Léonide ^a   Ndayishimiye, Späs ^a   Niyoniziziye, Beatrice ^a   Niyonkuru, Anicet ^a   Nkunda, Ange ^a   Deville, Marie Alice ^d   Fenwick, Alan ^d   Solomon, Anthony W ^c,e  

^a Ministry of Public Health   (Burundi)

^b CBM   (Kenya)

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

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burundi; Children; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Trachoma

Indexed keywords

TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; BURUNDI; CHILD; DISEASE CONTROL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EYE DISCHARGE; EYE EXAMINATION; FACE; FLY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SCHOOL CHILD; TRACHOMA;

BURUNDI; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; TRACHOMA;

EID: 79960782935     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2011.595039     Document Type: Article

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