MICRONUTRIENTS STATUS IN HIV-INFECTED ADULTS IN MAHARAJ NAKORN CHIANG MAI HOSPITAL
CHIANG MAI PROVINCE
KUNRUNYA PROMMUANGYONG
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH SCIENCES
THE GRADUATE SCHOOL CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY
SEPTEMBER 2007
MICRONUTRIENTS STATUS IN HIV-INFECTED ADULTS IN MAHARAJ NAKORN CHIANG MAI HOSPITAL
CHIANG MAI PROVINCE
KUNRUNYA PROMMUANGYONG
A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH SCIENCES
THE GRADUATE SCHOOL CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY
SEPTEMBER 2007
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Professor Thira Sirisanthana, the Director of the Research Institute for Health Sciences, for his kindness, encouragement and giving the opportunity for me to study.
I would like to appreciate to the Fogarty AIDS International Training and Research Program, the Johns Hopkins University for giving a scholarship to undertake the Master degree of Science (Health Sciences) at Chiang Mai University.
I am also grateful to Dr. Sukanya Linpisarn, advisor, Dr.Sakda Prunglampoo and Assoc. Prof. Ampica Mangklabruks, co-advisor for their advice and valuable suggestions throughout study.
My special thanks to Mrs. Wilai Kotarathititum and Miss Jutarat Praparattanapan, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and staffs of the Central laboratory and Blood Bank of Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, Chiang Mai Province for their support in subject’s enrollment.
I would like to thank Mrs. Yupin Chromwinya, Immunology Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University for her help about data of CD4+ T cell count.
I sincerely thank to Mrs. Somluck Nimsakul, Mr. Tawatchai Kamlin, Mrs. Prosri Leelapat, Miss Surangjit Kottathep and Dr. La-aied Prapanthadara for their help throughout this thesis.
Finally, I would like to give my special thanks to my family and my friends for their love and morale.
Kunrunya Prommuangyong
