A comprehensive look at AIDS and its effects on culture, politics, law and the individual, and supplies information to help increase AIDS awareness and preparedness. With over 300 entries by 175 authorities ranigng from academics to doctors it covers: basic science and epidemiology; tranmission and prevention, pathology and treatment; impacted populations; policy and law; politics and activism; culture and society; and the global epidemic.
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"A useful reference volume for undergraduate students." -- Choice - January 1999
"Highly recommended for public, school, academic, and health science libraries." -- E-Streams - June 1999 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
"Highly recommended for public, school, academic, and health science libraries." -- E-Streams - June 1999 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Raymond A. Smith is a research scientist at the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral studies ar the New York State Psychiatric Institute. He lives in New York.
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This book is a keeper. It's detail oriented and explains with simple language that the average reader can comprehend. It's very informative and information that you never associate with HIV/AIDS is explain and how if any it correlates. This book also helps to dispelled any myths that current exist about this epidemic disease.
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blinded seroprevalence studies, underground treatments, public sex environments, bathhouse closure, injecting drug use, related entries, contact tracing programs, people with hemophilia, clinical latency period, bleach disinfection, sexual networking, ing drug users, lymphoid interstitial pneumonia, media activism, partner notification, serodiscordant couples, drug sharing, infected health care workers, dental dams, kidney complications, whole saliva, maternal transmission, antiviral medications, commercial sex workers, unprotected vaginal intercourse Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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blinded seroprevalence studies, underground treatments, public sex environments, bathhouse closure, injecting drug use, related entries, contact tracing programs, people with hemophilia, clinical latency period, bleach disinfection, sexual networking, ing drug users, lymphoid interstitial pneumonia, media activism, partner notification, serodiscordant couples, drug sharing, infected health care workers, dental dams, kidney complications, whole saliva, maternal transmission, antiviral medications, commercial sex workers, unprotected vaginal intercourse Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, Related Entries, San Francisco, African Americans, United Kingdom, Los Angeles, West Africa, New Jersey, Ryan White, World Health Organization, Native Americans, Central America, Soviet Union, North America, Catholic Church, South America, American Journal of Public Health, Oxford University Press, Journal of the American Medical Association, New England Journal of Medicine, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Pacific Islander, United Nations New!
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