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An assessment of trichiasis surgery workforce in Jigawa State, Nigeria

A.V. RamyilDepatment of Ophthalmology, Jos UniversityTeaching Hospital, Jos, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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C. BascaranClinical Research Department, International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5662-3325View further author information
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Catey BunceDepartment of Medical statistics, King's college London,, London, UKView further author information
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P. WadeDepatment of Ophthalmology, Jos UniversityTeaching Hospital, Jos, NigeriaView further author information
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F. OyedijiDepatment of Ophthalmology, Jos UniversityTeaching Hospital, Jos, NigeriaView further author information
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C. MpyetDepatment of Ophthalmology, Jos UniversityTeaching Hospital, Jos, NigeriaView further author information
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Maren KlemmUniversitatsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, GermanyView further author information
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Article: 1259145 | Received 06 Apr 2016, Accepted 15 Sep 2016, Published online: 17 Nov 2016

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