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Assessment of trachoma prevalence in a mobile population in Central Australia

Van C. Lansingh Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Australia
,
LeAnn M. Weih Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Australia
,
Jill E. Keeffe Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Australia
&
Hugh R. Taylor Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Australia
Pages 97-108 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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