Concerns, attitudes, and practices of orthopaedic surgeons towards management of patients with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria.

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Published in Int Orthop on May 21, 2008

Authors

D C Obalum1, S U Eyesan, C N Ogo, U N Enweani, J O Ajoku

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL)/Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Lagos, Nigeria. obalum1@yahoo.com

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