Journal of
General and Molecular Virology

  • Abbreviation: J. Gen. Mol. Virol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6648
  • DOI: 10.5897/JGMV
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 37

Full Length Research Paper

Assessment of the current status of HIV virus and predisposing factors among students at Dilla University and Dilla Referral Hospital, Ethiopia

Fekadu Alemu
  • Fekadu Alemu
  • Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Dilla University, P.O.Box. 419, Dilla, Ethiopia
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  •  Received: 10 July 2014
  •  Accepted: 20 August 2014
  •  Published: 31 August 2014

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