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Surgery versus epilation for the treatment of minor trichiasis in Ethiopia: a randomised controlled noninferiority trial.
Rajak, Saul N; Habtamu, Esmael; Weiss, Helen A; Kello, Amir Bedri; Gebre, Teshome; Genet, Asrat; Bailey, Robin L; Mabey, David C W; Khaw, Peng T; Gilbert, Clare E; Emerson, Paul M; Burton, Matthew J.
Afiliação
  • Rajak SN; The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
PLoS Med ; 8(12): e1001136, 2011 Dec.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22180731
BACKGROUND: Trachomatous trichiasis can cause corneal damage and visual impairment. WHO recommends surgery for all cases. However, in many regions surgical provision is inadequate and patients frequently decline. Self-epilation is common and was associated with comparable outcomes to surgery in nonrandomised studies for minor trichiasis (
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Tracoma / Triquíase / Remoção de Cabelo Tipo de estudo: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: Africa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2011 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Tracoma / Triquíase / Remoção de Cabelo Tipo de estudo: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: Africa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2011 Tipo de documento: Article