What will happen if we do nothing to control trachoma: health expectancies for blinding trachoma in southern Sudan.

Uncontrolled trachoma is a leading cause of blindness. Current global trachoma burden summary measures are presented as disability adjusted life years but have limitations due to inconsistent methods and inadequate population-based data on trachomatous low vision and blindness. We aimed to describe...

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Main Authors: Jeremiah M Ngondi, Fiona E Matthews, Mark H Reacher, Jonathan King, Carol Brayne, Hebe Gouda, Paul M Emerson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2652411?pdf=render