Progression of active trachoma to scarring in a cohort of Tanzanian children
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- Published by Swets & Zeitlinger Publishers in Ophthalmic Epidemiology
- Vol. 8 (2-3) , 137-144
- https://doi.org/10.1076/opep.8.2.137.4158
Abstract
Risk factors for the incidence of scarring are needed to inform trachoma control programs in countries hyperendemic for this blinding disease. A cohort of pre-school children with constant, severe ...Keywords
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