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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2013; 19(10): 1602-1610
Published online Mar 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i10.1602
Rates and impact of hepatitis on human immunodeficiency virus infection in a large African cohort
Nimzing Gwamzhi Ladep, Patricia Aladi Agaba, Oche Agbaji, Auwal Muazu, Placid Ugoagwu, Godwin Imade, Graham Cooke, Sheena McCormack, Simon David Taylor-Robinson, John Idoko, Phyllis Kanki
Nimzing Gwamzhi Ladep, Graham Cooke, Simon David Taylor-Robinson, Section of Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, St Mary’s Hospital Campus, London W2 1NY, United Kingdom
Patricia Aladi Agaba, Oche Agbaji, Auwal Muazu, Placid Ugoagwu, Godwin Imade, John Idoko, AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos 930001, Nigeria
Sheena McCormack, MRC Clinical Trials Unit, London, London NW1 2DA, United Kingdom
John Idoko, National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Central Business District, Abuja 905001, Nigeria
Phyllis Kanki, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115-5810, United States
Author contributions: Ladep NG, Muazu A, Cooke G and Idoko J designed, carried out part of clinical duties, analysed data; Agaba PA, Agbaji O and Ugoagwu P collated data, checked statistical correctness of the analysis helped with ethical processes and approved the use of data at study site; Ladep NG, Agaba PA, Imade G, Cooke G, McCormack S, Taylor-Robinson SD, Idoko J and Kanki P wrote up and approved final version of manuscript.
Supported by The United States Health Resources and Services Administration (U51HA02522-01-01); the Prevention of Liver Fibrosis and Carcinoma in Africa (PROLIFICA) project (EU-Framework 7); the United Kingdom National Institute for Healthcare Research (NIHR); and the London Clinic Research Fellowship Scheme
Correspondence to: Nimzing Gwamzhi Ladep, MD, Liver Unit, Imperial College London, St Mary’s Hospital Campus, 10th Floor, QEQM Building, South Wharf Road, London W2 1NY, United Kingdom. n.ladep@imperial.ac.uk
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Received: August 28, 2012
Revised: December 7, 2012
Accepted: January 23, 2013
Published online: March 14, 2013
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