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. 2014 Sep 18;8(9):e3137.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003137. eCollection 2014 Sep.

Trachoma control as a vehicle toward international development and achievement of the millennium development goals

Kelly Callahan  1 , Yasmin P Ogale  1 , Stephanie L Palmer  1 , Paul M Emerson  2 , Donald R Hopkins  1 , P Craig Withers Jr  1 , Jeremiah M Ngondi  3
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Trachoma control as a vehicle toward international development and achievement of the millennium development goals

Kelly Callahan et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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