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Blinding Trachoma: Systematic Review of Rates and Risk Factors for Progressive Disease
BACKGROUND: Sight loss from trachoma is the end result of a scarring disease process starting in early childhood and characterised by repeated episodes of conjunctival inflammation (active trachoma). Subsequently, the conjunctiva becomes scarred, causing the eyelashes to turn inwards and scratch the...
Autores principales: | Ramadhani, Athumani M., Derrick, Tamsyn, Holland, Martin J., Burton, Matthew J. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4970760/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27483002 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004859 |
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