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. 1999;12(32):55-6.

Azithromycin for control of trachoma

S K West¹

Affiliations

PMID: 17492006
PMCID: PMC1706032

Azithromycin for control of trachoma

S K West. Community Eye Health. 1999.

. 1999;12(32):55-6.

Author

S K West¹

Affiliation

¹ Professor Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, The Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, Maryland 21287-9019, USA.

PMID: 17492006
PMCID: PMC1706032

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