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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus seropositivity in head and neck malignancies in sub-Saharan Africa

Dr >O. Nwaorgu Department of Otorhinolaryngology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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D. Kokong Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
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P. Onakoya Department of Otorhinolaryngology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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S. Adoga Otorhinolaryngology Unit, Department of Surgery, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria
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T. Ibekwe Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
Pages 1218-1221 | Received 22 Nov 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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