AIDS: Science and Society (AIDS (Jones and Bartlett)) (Paperback)

by Hung Fan (Author), Ross F. Conner (Author), Luis P. Villarreal (Author)
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The new Fifth Edition of AIDS: Science and Society provides readers with a firm overview of AIDS from both biomedical and psychosocial perspectives. The book covers the molecular and cellular aspects of the HIV virus and theimmune system's response to it, and then considers epidemiology and its role in understanding HIV/AIDS.

Product Details

• Paperback: 249 pages
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers; 5 edition (February 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763742635
• ISBN-13: 978-0763742638
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #664,020 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for anyone!, June 19, 2001

By	Cristen (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: AIDS: Science and Society (Paperback)

This book is a must-have for anyone who works in health education or is a practitioner of any sort. Fan et al have created an easy-to-read yet detailed account of HIV and AIDS from the views of the epidemiologist, virologist, health care worker, psychologist, sociologist, and anyone else interested in the topic. I first encountered this book in 1999 as a student enrolled in a course on HIV and it's impact on our society. I now use it in teaching County sponsored HIV/STD workshops and mini courses to youth ages 13-19 and to professors and students at my university.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book that is continuously updated, January 26, 2005

By	Folio Fiend "e" - See all my reviews

This review is from: AIDS: Science and Society, Fourth Edition (Jones and Bartlett Series in Biology) (Paperback)

An amazing book. I came to know it by being a student in the class that the authors teach at UC Irvine--AIDS Fundamentals (by far the most informative and interesting class I have ever taken). I read the second edition, originally--the great thing about this book is that it is consistantly updated textbook--if you read each edition as it appears, you keep up with the developments. This is a book to be read over and over.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, October 31, 2008

By	C. Lau "Boballiey" (OC, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

AIDS Fundamentals Science and Society is like reading about the background and history information in a "Dummies Guide to HIV/AIDS" book. The book is informative and incredibly simplistic, it's about as easy as it gets learning about such a complex subject. From taking the class at UC Irvine, I know that it definitely relates to the lectures from professor Hung Fan... The book is easier to understand than his lecture material!