Infectious corneal ulceration: A proposal for neglected tropical disease status

Lawson Ung; Nisha R. Acharya; Tushar Agarwal; Eduardo C. Alfonso; Bhupesh Bagga; Paulo J.M. Bispo; Matthew J. Burton; John K.G. Dart; Thuy Doan; Suzanne M.J. Fleiszig; Prashant Garg; Michael S. Gilmore; David C. Gritz; Linda D. Hazlett; Alfonso Iovieno; Vishal Jhanji; John H. Kempen; Cecilia S. Lee; Thomas M. Lietman; Todd P. Margolis; Stephen D. McLeod; Jod S. Mehta; Darlene Miller; Eric Pearlman; Lalitha Prajna; N. Venkatesh Prajna; Gerami D. Seitzman; Swapna S. Shanbhag; Namrata Sharma; Savitri Sharma; Muthiah Srinivasan; Fiona Stapleton; Donald T.H. Tan; Radhika Tandon; Hugh R. Taylor; Elmer Y. Tu; Sonal S. Tuli; Rasik B. Vajpayee; Russell N. Van Gelder; Stephanie L. Watson; Michael E. Zegans; James Chodosh

doi:10.2471/BLT.19.232660

Infectious corneal ulceration: A proposal for neglected tropical disease status

Lawson Ung, Nisha R. Acharya, Tushar Agarwal, Eduardo C. Alfonso, Bhupesh Bagga, Paulo J.M. Bispo, Matthew J. Burton, John K.G. Dart, Thuy Doan, Suzanne M.J. Fleiszig, Prashant Garg, Michael S. Gilmore, David C. Gritz, Linda D. Hazlett, Alfonso Iovieno, Vishal Jhanji, John H. Kempen, Cecilia S. Lee, Thomas M. Lietman, Todd P. MargolisStephen D. McLeod, Jod S. Mehta, Darlene Miller, Eric Pearlman, Lalitha Prajna, N. Venkatesh Prajna, Gerami D. Seitzman, Swapna S. Shanbhag, Namrata Sharma, Savitri Sharma, Muthiah Srinivasan, Fiona Stapleton, Donald T.H. Tan, Radhika Tandon, Hugh R. Taylor, Elmer Y. Tu, Sonal S. Tuli, Rasik B. Vajpayee, Russell N. Van Gelder, Stephanie L. Watson, Michael E. Zegans, James Chodosh

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	854-856
Number of pages	3
Journal	Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Volume	97
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2471/BLT.19.232660
State	Published - Dec 2019

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Ung, L., Acharya, N. R., Agarwal, T., Alfonso, E. C., Bagga, B., Bispo, P. J. M., Burton, M. J., Dart, J. K. G., Doan, T., Fleiszig, S. M. J., Garg, P., Gilmore, M. S., Gritz, D. C., Hazlett, L. D., Iovieno, A., Jhanji, V., Kempen, J. H., Lee, C. S., Lietman, T. M., ... Chodosh, J. (2019). Infectious corneal ulceration: A proposal for neglected tropical disease status. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 97(12), 854-856. https://doi.org/10.2471/BLT.19.232660

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AU - Ung, Lawson

AU - Acharya, Nisha R.

AU - Agarwal, Tushar

AU - Alfonso, Eduardo C.

AU - Bagga, Bhupesh

AU - Bispo, Paulo J.M.

AU - Burton, Matthew J.

AU - Dart, John K.G.

AU - Doan, Thuy

AU - Fleiszig, Suzanne M.J.

AU - Garg, Prashant

AU - Gilmore, Michael S.

AU - Gritz, David C.

AU - Hazlett, Linda D.

AU - Iovieno, Alfonso

AU - Jhanji, Vishal

AU - Kempen, John H.

AU - Lee, Cecilia S.

AU - Lietman, Thomas M.

AU - Margolis, Todd P.

AU - McLeod, Stephen D.

AU - Mehta, Jod S.

AU - Miller, Darlene

AU - Pearlman, Eric

AU - Prajna, Lalitha

AU - Venkatesh Prajna, N.

AU - Seitzman, Gerami D.

AU - Shanbhag, Swapna S.

AU - Sharma, Namrata

AU - Sharma, Savitri

AU - Srinivasan, Muthiah

AU - Stapleton, Fiona

AU - Tan, Donald T.H.

AU - Tandon, Radhika

AU - Taylor, Hugh R.

AU - Tu, Elmer Y.

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AU - Zegans, Michael E.

AU - Chodosh, James

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