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Leveraging the role of public health nursing in managing HIV/AIDS in Thailand: A journey of international collaboration

  • Kathleen Potempa, DNSc, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Michigan, 400 North Ingalls, Suite 1320, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 734 764 7185; fax: +1 734 764 7186.
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  • Kobkul Phancharoenworakul, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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  • Nancy Glass, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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  • Sanchai Chasombat, MD

      Affiliations

    • Bureau of HIV, TB, STIs, Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand
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  • Billy J. Cody, PhD, MA

      Affiliations

    • Portland, OR, USA

Received 18 November 2008 ,Accepted 9 February 2009.

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PII: S1322-7696(09)00018-3

doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2009.02.002

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