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Ophthalmic Epidemiology Volume 19, 2012 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Two-Day Dosing versus One-Day Dosing of Azithromycin in Children with Severe Trachoma in Tanzania

J. Peter CampbellDana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Harran MkochaKongwa Trachoma Project, Kongwa, Tanzania
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Beatriz MunozDana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Sheila K. WestDana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 38-42 | Received 01 Nov 2010, Accepted 05 Aug 2011, Published online: 31 Jan 2012

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