Journal of Dentistry
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 374-378 , May 2008

Dental students’ knowledge of human immunodeficiency virus

  • Y.O. Ajayi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dental Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, P.M.B. 12003, Lagos, Nigeria
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +234 8023068516.
    • ,
  • E.O. Ajayi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria

Received 1 November 2007 ,Revised 21 January 2008 ,Accepted 2 February 2008.

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PII: S0300-5712(08)00050-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2008.02.008

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 374-378 , May 2008

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