African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2288

Full Length Research Paper

Analysis on effects of diets on antiretroviral therapy (ART) immune response among HIV/AIDS Patients in Eastern Ethiopia: Particular emphasis to camel dairy consumption

Befikadu Urga Wakayo
  • Befikadu Urga Wakayo
  • Jigjiga University, College of Veterinary Medicine, P.O.Box 1020, Jigjiga, Ethiopia.
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Fentabil Getnet
  • Fentabil Getnet
  • Jigjiga University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, P.O.Box 1020, Jigjiga, Ethiopia.
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Teka Feyera
  • Teka Feyera
  • Jigjiga University, College of Veterinary Medicine, P.O.Box 1020, Jigjiga, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 31 July 2016
  •  Accepted: 22 August 2016
  •  Published: 30 September 2016

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