AIDS Pandemic

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AIDS Pandemic

Impact on Science and Society

Social services and welfare, criminology Medical research

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Language: English

Published by: Academic Press

Published on: 21st December 2004

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 4 Mb

ISBN: 9780080475806


The AIDS Pandemic

The AIDS Pandemic explores the ways in which HIV/AIDS has, and continues to transform the wide range of related disciplines it touches. Novel perspectives are provided by a unique panel of internationally recognised experts who cover the unprecedented impact of AIDS on culture, demographics, and politics around the world, including how it affected the world's economy, health sciences, epidemiology, and public health.

This important far-reaching analysis uses the lessons learned from a wide array of disciplines to help us understand the current status and evolution of the pandemic, as it continues to evolve.

Unique and timely presentation of new theories and perspectives

Concentrates on the changes that have taken place in a broad array of related disciplines

Provides key contextual information, for those new to the field or at interface areas between disciplines

Includes an international focus on evolving African and Asian experiences

Focuses on the current strategies for developing vaccines and microbicides

Outlines harm reduction and prevention programs

Explores issues related to delivery of life-saving AIDS medications in resource-constrained environments

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