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Village-Integrated Eye Worker trial (VIEW): rationale and design of a cluster-randomised trial to prevent corneal ulcers in resource-limited settings
INTRODUCTION: Corneal opacity is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. In resource-limited settings, untreated traumatic corneal abrasions may result in infection and ultimately, opacity. Although antimicrobial treatment of corneal ulcers may successfully cure infections, the scarring that accompa...
Autores principales: | O’Brien, Kieran S, Byanju, Raghunandan, Kandel, Ram Prasad, Poudyal, Bimal, Gautam, Mariya, Gonzales, John A, Porco, Travis C, Whitcher, John P, Srinivasan, Muthiah, Upadhyay, Madan, Lietman, Thomas M, Keenan, Jeremy D |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6089291/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30099393 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021556 |
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