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AIDS : science and society / Hung Y. Fan, Ross F. Conner, Luis P. Villarreal.
Holman Biotech Commons RA643.8 .F36 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fan, Hung, 1947-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- AIDS (Disease).
- AIDS (Disease)--Social aspects.
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
- Medical Subjects:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 240 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Sixth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, [2011]
- Contents:
- Introduction: an overview of AIDS
- Concepts of infectious disease and ahistory of epidemics
- The immune system
- Virology and HIV
- Clinical manifestations and treatment of AIDS
- Epidemiology and AIDS
- Modes of HIV transmission and personal risk factors
- Individual assessments of HIV risk
- Prevention of AIDS
- Living with AIDS: human dimensions
- Living with AIDS: societal dimensions
- Future directions in combating AIDS.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780763773151
- 0763773158
- OCLC:
- 467361649
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