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Written by

Chokechai Rongkavilit, M.D.
Usa Thisyakorn, M.D.
Praphan Phanuphak, M.D., Ph.D.

Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre
UNAIDS Collaborating Centre
Thai Red Cross Society
Bangkok, Thailand

UNAIDS Best Practice Collection

UNAIDS/00.20E (English original, September 2000)

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