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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Trachoma in Central and Southern Malawi

BACKGROUND: Trachoma, one of the neglected tropical diseases is suspected to be endemic in Malawi. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of trachoma and associated risk factors in central and southern Malawi. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: A population based survey conducted in randomly selected...

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Autores principales:	Kalua, Khumbo, Chirwa, Tobias, Kalilani, Linda, Abbenyi, Sam, Mukaka, Mavuto, Bailey, Robin
Formato:	Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2010
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2816719/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20140094 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009067

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