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Research Article

Building a ‘Virtual Library’: continuing a global collaboration to strengthen research capacity within Nepal and other low- and middle-income countries

Catherine E. Elmorea University of Virginia School of Nursing, Charlottesville, Virginia, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5908-8727View further author information
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Sandhya Chapagain Acharyab National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, NepalORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5494-8604View further author information
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Soniya Dulalc Department of Internal Medicine, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, NepalORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8424-2108View further author information
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Flannery Enneking-Nortona University of Virginia School of Nursing, Charlottesville, Virginia, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2205-7422View further author information
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Pawan Kumar Hamald National Academy of Medical Sciences, National Trauma Center, Kathmandu, NepalORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4887-3487View further author information
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Regina Kattele Department of Palliative Medicine, Nepal Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Patan, NepalView further author information
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Martha A. Maurerf University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Pharmacy, Sonderegger Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7404-8881View further author information
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Damodar Paudelg Department of Medicine, Nepal Police Hospital, Kathmandu, NepalORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1085-0204View further author information
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Bishnu Dutta Paudelh Department of Medical Oncology, Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital, Bhaktapur, NepalView further author information
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Ramila Shilpakarh Department of Medical Oncology, Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital, Bhaktapur, NepalORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8594-6975View further author information
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Deepak Sundar Shresthai Peoples Dental College and Hospital, Kathmandu, NepalORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7051-4088View further author information
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Usha Thapaj B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur, NepalView further author information
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Daniel T. Wilsonk Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5937-6876View further author information
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Virginia LeBarona University of Virginia School of Nursing, Charlottesville, Virginia, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 2112415 | Received 22 Nov 2021, Accepted 09 Aug 2022, Published online: 06 Oct 2022

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