Encyclopedic Dictionary of AIDS-Related Terminology [Paperback]

Jeffrey T Huber (Author), Mary L Gillaspy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0789012073 | ISBN-13: 978-0789012074 | Edition: 1

Make sense out of confusing HIV/AIDS terminology!

Finally, here is a reference work that contains clear and useful definitions of words, phrases, and medical terms associated with HIV/AIDS! The Encyclopedic Dictionary of AIDS-Related Terminology is an easy-to-understand guide to all of the mainstream jargon surrounding this epidemic.

This user-friendly volume brings you a number of essential features, such as:

• popular and scientific names of conditions and medicines
• listings of addresses and contact information for organizations and government agencies that are concerned with HIV/AIDS
• definitions of historical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms related to HIV/AIDS
• details of corporate and organizational involvement with HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and intervention

The Encyclopedic Dictionary of AIDS-Related Terminology also includes entries that describe and relate to legal, social, psychological, and religious issues, not just medical terms, to give readers a complete source that will meet all of their needs. With this single resource, you will be able to easily and thoroughly understand the sometimes complex jargon associated with HIV/AIDS.

For librarians, AIDS service organizations, people living with AIDS, and the general public, the Encyclopedic Dictionary of AIDS-Related Terminology is a comprehensive guide to conditions and medical terms associated with HIV/AIDS. Dates, histories, addresses, telephone numbers, and Web site addresses are included with many entries.

Including words specific to the epidemic as well as related psychosocial phrases, this essential volume offers you definitions of HIV/AIDS medications and listings of organizations and government agencies that are concerned with the disease.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Keeping up with the unique and fast-changing nomenclature of HIV and AIDS poses a special challenge to persons living with HIV infection and with AIDS, as well as to health-care providers and caregivers. It is not surprising, therefore, that the pandemic has given rise to a number of specialized reference sources that provide either dictionary or encyclopedic treatment of the maze of new language and old as it applies to the topic.

This resource is a concise compilation of common terms, including major phrases, abbreviations, acronyms, and slang. Current and historical terms, both general and specialized, including medical terminology, are covered. There is also key information about major organizations and institutions, including histories, addresses, telephone numbers, and Web sites, where appropriate and available. Cross-references are provided from abbreviations, acronyms, vernacular, and product names to the appropriate headings. Contact information for governmental entities in the U.S. that sponsor programs or provide information regarding HIV/AIDS is listed in the appendix. Definitions are arranged in easy-to-use alphabetical order and, for the most, are easy to understand. Most are one to five sentences in length. Sources are not provided, and the lack of a bibliography is a further shortcoming.

This work is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of terms associated with the pandemic. Nor is it intended to be a scholarly treatment either of the verbiage included in discussions of HIV and AIDS or of the surrounding medical, legal, social, psychological, or religious issues. Readers seeking a more comprehensive or scholarly resource are better served by titles such as the Encyclopedia of AIDS: A Social, Political, Cultural, and Scientific Record of the HIV Epidemic (Fitzroy-Dearborn, 1998). The volume under review is most appropriate for public libraries as a source of quick explanations and a starting place for further research. RBB
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Product Details

• Paperback: 246 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (October 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789012073
• ISBN-13: 978-0789012074
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Includes histories, definitions, and resources listings, July 6, 2001

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This review is from: Encyclopedic Dictionary of AIDS-Related Terminology (Paperback)

Jeffrey Huber and Mary Gillaspy's Encyclopedic Dictionary Of Aids-related Terminology provides an excellent basic reference to the terminology of various AIDS conditions, including histories, definitions, and resources listings.