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Original Research

Quality of life among people living with acquired immune deficiency syndrome receiving anti-retroviral therapy: a study from Nepal

Smith GiriDepartment of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, NepalCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Maniraj NeupaneDepartment of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
,
Sushil PantDepartment of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
,
Utsav TimalsinaDepartment of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
,
Sagar KoiralaDepartment of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
,
Santosh TimalsinaDepartment of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
&
Sashi SharmaDepartment of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Pages 277-282 | Published online: 26 Sep 2013

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