Published in Lancet Infect Dis on June 01, 2003
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Two doses of azithromycin to eliminate trachoma in a Tanzanian community. N Engl J Med (2008) 2.71
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Cataract blindness in Paraguay--results of a national survey. Ophthalmic Epidemiol (2003) 1.74
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Missed opportunities: poor linkage into ongoing care for HIV-positive pregnant women in Mwanza, Tanzania. PLoS One (2012) 1.45
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The relationship between prevalence of active trachoma, water availability and its use in a Tanzanian village. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2006) 1.37
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The Pakistan national blindness and visual impairment survey--research design, eye examination methodology and results of the pilot study. Ophthalmic Epidemiol (2005) 1.23
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Antibiotics for trachoma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2011) 1.21
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