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Cross-Sectional Surveys of the Prevalence of Follicular Trachoma and Trichiasis in The Gambia: Has Elimination Been Reached?
BACKGROUND: The Gambia’s National Eye Health Programme has made a concerted effort to reduce the prevalence of trachoma. The present study had two objectives. The first was to conduct surveillance following mass drug administrations to determine whether The Gambia has reached the World Health Organi...
Autores principales: | Burr, Sarah E., Sillah, Ansumana, Sanou, Anselme S., Wadagni, Anita C., Hart, John, Harding-Esch, Emma M., Kanyi, Sarjo, Bailey, Robin L. |
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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/PMC5028020/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27643498 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004906 |
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