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An assessment of quality of care service provided to people living with HIV/AIDS by a secondary healthcare centre at Osogbo, Nigeria

, MBChB, MSc, Epid, FWACP (Lecturer) , , BSc, MSc, PhD (Senior Lecturer) , , MB, BS, FWACS (Lecturer) , , MB(BS), FWACS, FICS (Senior Lecturer) & , MB, BS, MPH, FMCPH (Chief Consultant)
Pages 439-444 | Received 27 Aug 2012, Accepted 09 Jan 2013, Published online: 15 Aug 2014

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