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We acknowledge the efforts of Dr Hadiza Saidu and Mr Ibrahim Armaya’u,
both of Murtala Mohammed Specialists Hospital, Kano, during the recruit-
ment of patients at the Hospital. This study was supported by funds received
from Umea University, Sweden.
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