Syphilis in voluntary blood donors in North-eastern, Nigeria

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 335-340

  Olokoba, A B ^a   Olokoba, L B ^b   Salawu, F K ^c   Danburam, A ^c   Desalu, O O ^b   Badung, L H ^c   Tidi, S K ^c   Midala, J ^c   Aderibigbe, S ^b   Abdulrahman, M B ^b   Wahab, K W ^b   Babalola, O M ^b   Abdulkarim, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^b Department of Ophthalmology ^*

^c FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Blood donors; Nigeria; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

EID: 67549101606     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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