Effect of water, sanitation, and hygiene on the prevention of trachoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Trachoma is the world's leading cause of infectious blindness. The World Health Organization (WHO) has endorsed the SAFE strategy in order to eliminate blindness due to trachoma by 2020 through "surgery," "antibiotics," "facial cleanliness...

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Main Authors: Meredith E Stocks, Stephanie Ogden, Danny Haddad, David G Addiss, Courtney McGuire, Matthew C Freeman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-02-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24586120/?tool=EBI