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Editor-in-ChiEf

Joven Jeremius Q. Tanchuco, MD, MHA

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila

Editorial Board

Editorial and Business Offices

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Marissa M. Alejandria, MD, MSc

Department of Clinical Epidemiology;

Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila

Carl Abelardo T. Antonio, MD, MPH

Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila

Erna C. Arollado, RPh, PhD

Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences

National Institutes of Health;

College of Pharmacy, University of the Philippines Manila

Melflor A. Atienza, MD, MHPEd

National Teacher Training Center for the Health Professions, University of the Philippines Manila

Amiel Nazer C. Bermudez, MD, MPH

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila

Ma. Concepcion C. Cabatan, MHPEd, PhD

Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Allied Medical Professions,

University of the Philippines Manila

Cynthia P. Cordero, MSPH, MMed Stat

Department of Clinical Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila

Eva Maria C. Cutiongco-Dela Paz, MD

National Institutes of Health;

Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila

Hilton Y. Lam, PhD

Institute of Health Policy and

Development Studies, National Institutes of Health, 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

Cristina M. Laureta, DDM, MSD

College of Dentistry, University of the Philippines Manila

Floreliz V. Ngaya-an, PhD, RN

College of Nursing, University of the Philippines Manila

Enrique O. Ostrea, MD

Wayne State University Hutzel Women's Hospital Children's Hospital of Michigan

United States of America;

National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila

Paulo Maria N. Pagkatipunan, MD,

DPA, DrPH

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila

Arnold B. Peralta, MAN, MHPEd

College of Nursing, University of the Philippines Manila

Pilarita T. Rivera, MD, PhD

Department of Parasitology,

College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila

Jean Anne B. Toral, MD

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,

College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila

AssoCiAtE Editor

Fevito A. Obidos Jr., RMT

College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila

AssoCiAtE Editor

Abigail C. Pascual-Domingo, MD

College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila

EditoriAL AssistAnt

Arianne L. Patana

College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila

MAnAging Editor

Marjorie M. De Lima, RN

College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila

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