Vol. 43 N0. 4 2009 2 ACTA MEDICA PHIlIPPINA
Editor-In-Chief
Jose Ma. C. Avila, MD
Department of Pathology, College of Medicine University of the Philippines Manila
Associate Editors
Cynthia P. Cordero, MSc Cecilia S. Acuin, MD National Institutes of Health;
Department of Clinical Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila
Editorial Board
Vicente Y. Belizario, Jr., MD, MTM&H National Institutes of Health;
Department of Parasitology, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila
Cynthia P. Cordero, MSc National Institutes of Health;
Department of Clinical Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila
Eva Maria C. Cutiongco-de la Paz, MD National Institutes of Health;
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila
Rodney B. Dofitas, MD, MSc
Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila
Marie Carmela M. Lapitan, MD National Institutes of Health;
Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila
Alvin B. Marcelo, MD
Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila
Nemencio A. Nicodemus, Jr., MD
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila
Pilarita T. Rivera, MD, PhD
Department of Parasitology, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila
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Gina G. Canceran
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Mylene F. Marasigan
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