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Trachoma: global magnitude of a preventable cause of blindness
British Journal of Ophthalmology · 2008 · Vol. 93(5) · pp. 563–568
Silvio Paolo Mariotti✉(World Health Organization - Pakistan)Donatella Pascolini(World Health Organization)Jennifer Rose‐Nussbaumer(University of California, San Francisco)
Abstract
The current estimate of prevalence of trachoma is lower than the previous WHO estimates: this can be explained by the success in implementing control strategy, by more accurate data, as well as by socio-economic development in endemic countries.
Reproductive tract infections researchSyphilis Diagnosis and TreatmentCervical Cancer and HPV ResearchTrachomaMedicineTrichiasisEnvironmental healthBlindnessPopulationNeglected tropical diseasesOptometryPublic healthPathology
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BlindnessHumansTrachomaGlobal HealthPrevalenceEndemic Diseases
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Trachoma: global magnitude of a preventable cause of blindness
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Trachoma: global magnitude of a preventable cause of blindness
British Journal of Ophthalmology · 2008 · 371 citations
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