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The Gambia has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem: Challenges and successes
Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness in the world and has been known to be a major public health problem in The Gambia for over 60 years. Nationwide blindness surveys, including trachoma, in 1986 and 1996 provided the foundation for a comprehensive plan to implement a trachoma elimi...
Autores principales: | Aboe, Agatha, Joof, Balla Musa, Kanyi, Sarjo Kebba, Hydara, Abba, Downs, Philip, Bush, Simon, Courtright, Paul |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8989289/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35344553 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010282 |
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