HIV/AIDS [electronic resource] : a very short introduction / Alan Whiteside.
HIV/AIDS [electronic resource] : a very short introduction / Alan Whiteside.
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2008.
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English
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Physical content
1 online resource (147 p.) : ill.
Contents
The emergence and state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic -- How HIV/AIDS works and scientific responses -- The factors that shape different epidemics -- Illness, deaths, and populations -- The impact of AIDS on production and people -- AIDS and politics -- Responding to HIV/AIDS -- The next 25 years.
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2008.
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England
Date Published
c2008.
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Providing an introduction to HIV/AIDS, this book explains the science, the international and local politics, the demographics and the devastating consequences of the disease. This book is aimed at general readers interested in the science, the epidemiology and the social effects of the disease which has killed 20 million.
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HIV/AIDS [electronic resource] : a very short introduction / Alan Whiteside.
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Very short introductions ; 174
Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-141) and index.
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c2008.
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74VKaDALBPyM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaDALBPyM
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ISBN
0-19-151760-7
1-281-34134-7
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614.5/99392
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991024299771902626