Ocular sequelae of congenital toxoplasmosis in Brazil compared with Europe.

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Published in PLoS Negl Trop Dis on August 13, 2008

Authors

Ruth E Gilbert1, Katherine Freeman, Eleonor G Lago, Lilian M G Bahia-Oliveira, Hooi Kuan Tan, Martine Wallon, Wilma Buffolano, Miles R Stanford, Eskild Petersen, European Multicentre Study on Congenital Toxoplasmosis (EMSCOT)

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom. R.Gilbert@ich.ucl.ac.uk

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