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. 2008 Apr 24;358(17):1777-9.

doi: 10.1056/NEJMp0708546.

Eliminating blinding trachoma

Joseph A Cook¹

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PMID: 18434650
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp0708546

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Eliminating blinding trachoma

Joseph A Cook. N Engl J Med. 2008.

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. 2008 Apr 24;358(17):1777-9.

doi: 10.1056/NEJMp0708546.

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Joseph A Cook¹

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¹ School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA.

PMID: 18434650
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp0708546

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Two doses of azithromycin to eliminate trachoma in a Tanzanian community.
Solomon AW, Harding-Esch E, Alexander ND, Aguirre A, Holland MJ, Bailey RL, Foster A, Mabey DC, Massae PA, Courtright P, Shao JF. Solomon AW, et al. N Engl J Med. 2008 Apr 24;358(17):1870-1. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc0706263. N Engl J Med. 2008. PMID: 18434662 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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