Assessment of a Novel Approach to Identify Trichiasis Cases Using Community Treatment Assistants in Tanzania.

Assessment of a Novel Approach to Identify Trichiasis Cases Using Community Treatment Assistants in Tanzania.

<h4>Background</h4>Simple surgical intervention advocated by the World Health Organization can alleviate trachomatous trichiasis (TT) and prevent subsequent blindness. A large backlog of TT cases remain unidentified and untreated. To increase identification and referral of TT cases, a no...

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Autori principali:	Gregory S Greene, Sheila K West, Harran Mkocha, Beatriz Munoz, Shannath L Merbs
Natura:	Articolo
Lingua:	English
Pubblicazione:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-12-01
Serie:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Accesso online:	https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0004270&type=printable

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