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Ophthalmic Epidemiology Volume 23, 2016 - Issue 6: Trachoma Elimination
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Surveillance and Azithromycin Treatment for Newcomers and Travelers Evaluation (ASANTE) Trial: Design and Baseline Characteristics

Ann-Margret ErvinDana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA;Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Harran MkochaKongwa Trachoma Project, Kongwa, TanzaniaView further author information
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Beatriz MunozDana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USAView further author information
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Kurt DregerDana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USAView further author information
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Laura DizeInternational Chlamydia Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USAView further author information
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Charlotte GaydosInternational Chlamydia Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USAView further author information
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Thomas C. QuinnInternational Chlamydia Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA;National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USAView further author information
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Sheila K. WestDana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USAView further author information
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Pages 347-353 | Received 14 Dec 2015, Accepted 09 Aug 2016, Published online: 07 Nov 2016

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