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Ophthalmic Epidemiology Volume 19, 2012 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness in Two Northern Provinces of Burundi without Eye Services

Levi KandekeUniversity of Burundi, Bujumbura, Burundi
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Wanjiku MathengeRBC/Kigali Health Institute, Rwanda and Fred Hollows Foundation, Sydney Australia
,
Chantal GiramahoroKilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Hospital Eye Department, Moshi Tanzania
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Francoise-Picard Adubang’o UndendereKilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Hospital Eye Department, Moshi Tanzania
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Patrick RuhagazeUniversity of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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Celestin HabiyakareKilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Hospital Eye Department, Moshi Tanzania
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Paul CourtrightKilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology
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Susan LewallenKilimanjaro Centre for Community OphthalmologyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 211-215 | Received 19 Sep 2011, Accepted 19 Jan 2012, Published online: 09 Jul 2012

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