Vernal keratoconjunctivitis in school children in Rwanda and its association with socio-economic status: A population-based survey

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 711-717

  De Smedt, Stefan ^a   Nkurikiye, John ^b   Fonteyne, Yannick ^c   Hogewoning, Arjan ^b   Van Esbroeck, Marjan ^d   De Bacquer, Dirk ^e   Tuft, Stephen ^f   Gilbert, Clare ^g   Delanghe, Joris ^a   Kestelyn, Philippe ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b KING FAISAL HOSPITAL   (Rwanda)

^c Institute of Tropical Medicine ^*  (Belgium)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^f MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLIMATE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; RWANDA; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA; VERNAL CONJUNCTIVITIS;

EID: 80053908391     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0291     Document Type: Article

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