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Research Article

Prevalence of trachoma and its determinants in Dalocha District, Central Ethiopia

Abebe Bejiga Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, and ORBIS Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Wondu Alemayehu Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, and ORBIS Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Pages 119-125 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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