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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...
Autores principales: | Ramesh, Anita, Kovats, Sari, Haslam, Dominic, Schmidt, Elena, Gilbert, Clare E. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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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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