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Why Do People Not Attend for Treatment for Trachomatous Trichiasis in Ethiopia? A Study of Barriers to Surgery
BACKGROUND: Trachomatous trichiasis (TT) surgery is provided free or subsidised in most trachoma endemic settings. However, only 18–66% of TT patients attend for surgery. This study analyses barriers to attendance among TT patients in Ethiopia, the country with the highest prevalence of TT in the wo...
Autores principales: | Rajak, Saul N., Habtamu, Esmael, Weiss, Helen A., Bedri, Amir, Zerihun, Mulat, Gebre, Teshome, Gilbert, Clare E., Emerson, Paul M., Burton, Matthew J. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3429389/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22953007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001766 |
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