Prevalence and associated factors of vernal keratoconjunctivitis among children in Gondar city, Northwest Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a common cause of ocular morbidity in children in warm dry climates such as Sub–Saharan Africa and accounts for about 3 % of serious ophthalmic cases in tropical countries. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors...

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Autores principales: Hayilu, Dereje, Legesse, Kbrom, Lakachew, Natinael, Asferaw, Mulusew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5041309/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27681885
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12886-016-0345-7

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