Global elimination of trachoma: how frequently should we administer mass chemotherapy?

scientific article published on May 1999

Global elimination of trachoma: how frequently should we administer mass chemotherapy? is …
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P356DOI10.1038/8451
P698PubMed publication ID10229236
P5875ResearchGate publication ID13069758

P2093author name stringDawson C
Lietman T
Blower S
Porco T
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P433issue5
P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P921main subjectchemotherapyQ974135
P304page(s)572-576
P577publication date1999-05-01
P1433published inNature MedicineQ1633234
P1476titleGlobal elimination of trachoma: how frequently should we administer mass chemotherapy?
P478volume5

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