The Impact of Climatic Risk Factors on the Prevalence, Distribution, and Severity of Acute and Chronic Trachoma

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Trachoma is the most common cause of infectious blindness. Hot, dry climates, dust and water scarcity are thought to be associated with the distribution of trachoma but the evidence is unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiological evidence regarding th...

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Autores principales: Ramesh, Anita, Kovats, Sari, Haslam, Dominic, Schmidt, Elena, Gilbert, Clare E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3820701/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24244768
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002513

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3820701/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24244768
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002513

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