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. 2020 Nov;34(11):2131-2132.
doi: 10.1038/s41433-019-0702-x. Epub 2019 Nov 21.

Challenges in addressing post-operative trachomatous trichiasis

Andreas J Kreis  1 , Nouhoum Guirou  2 , Sidi Coulibaly  3 , Seydou Bakayoko  2 , Kirthi Sugnanam  4 , Christian Jonescu-Cuypers  4 , Gabriele Thumann  4 , Serge Resnikoff  3 , Anthony W Solomon  5
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Challenges in addressing post-operative trachomatous trichiasis

Andreas J Kreis et al. Eye (Lond). 2020 Nov.
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AWS is a staff member of the World Health Organization. The authors alone are responsible for the views expressed in this article and they do not necessarily represent the views, decisions or policies of the institutions with which they are affiliated. The other authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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Trachoma surgery in the operating theatre of the community hospital in Kita, Mali
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