Epilation for Minor Trachomatous Trichiasis: Four-Year Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial

Esmael Habtamu; Saul N. Rajak; Zerihun Tadesse; Tariku Wondie; Mulat Zerihun; Birhan Guadie; Teshome Gebre; Amir Bedri Kello; Kelly Callahan; David C. W. Mabey; Peng T. Khaw; Clare E. Gilbert; Helen A. Weiss; Paul M. Emerson; Matthew J. Burton

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003558

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Epilation for Minor Trachomatous Trichiasis: Four-Year Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial

Esmael Habtamu,

Affiliations Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, The Carter Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Saul N. Rajak,

Affiliation Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Zerihun Tadesse,

Affiliation The Carter Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Tariku Wondie,

Affiliation The Carter Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Mulat Zerihun,

Affiliation The Carter Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Birhan Guadie,

Affiliation Amhara Regional Health Bureau, Bahirdar, Ethiopia
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Teshome Gebre,

Affiliation International Trachoma Initiative, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Amir Bedri Kello,

Affiliation Light for the World, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Kelly Callahan,

Affiliation The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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David C. W. Mabey,

Affiliation Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Peng T. Khaw,

Affiliation NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
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Clare E. Gilbert,

Affiliation Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Helen A. Weiss,

Affiliation MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Paul M. Emerson,

Affiliation International Trachoma Initiative, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Matthew J. Burton

* E-mail: matthew.burton@lshtm.ac.uk

Affiliations Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
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Epilation for Minor Trachomatous Trichiasis: Four-Year Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial

Esmael Habtamu,
Saul N. Rajak,
Zerihun Tadesse,
Tariku Wondie,
Mulat Zerihun,
Birhan Guadie,
Teshome Gebre,
Amir Bedri Kello,
Kelly Callahan,
David C. W. Mabey

Published: March 13, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003558

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