Prevalence of trachoma in a single community, 1975-2007

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 121-126

  Taylor, Hugh R ^a   English, Dallas R ^a   Field, Barry A ^c   Spicer, Paul E ^d   Graham, Doris M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal Australian; Epidemiology; Eye

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; TRACHOMA; TRACHOMATOUS INFLAMMATION FOLLICULAR; TRACHOMATOUS INFLAMMATION INTENSE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TRACHOMA;

EID: 84858435745     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2011.02672.x     Document Type: Article

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