Confronting the Prevalence of Limb Amputation from Peripheral Artery Disease in Nigeria

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology 2018; 2(02): 95-96
DOI: 10.4103/AJIR.AJIR_8_18

Letter to Editor

Authors

Anas Ismail

Department of Radiology, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
Abdulkadir Musa Tabari

Department of Radiology, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
Isyaku Kabiru

Department of Radiology, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
Nafiu Ahmed

Department of Radiology, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria

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