e-books in AIDS & HIV category
HIV Mental Health for the 21st Centuryby Mark G. Winiarski - New York University Press , 1997
This volume provides a roadmap for mental health professionals who seek to develop new strategies aimed at increasing the longevity and quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS, as well as at controlling the future spread of the disease.
(6859 views)
Understanding and Preventing AIDSby Chris Jennings - Health Alert Communications , 2013
The book answers virtually any question one might have concerning HIV/AIDS by describing the virus, how it infects the blood cells, the mechanics of transmission, where the virus is found and how it can be transmitted from one person to another.
(7215 views)
Once Upon a Virus: AIDS Legends and Vernacular Risk Perceptionby Diane E. Goldstein - Utah State University Press , 2004
Tracing the tradition of AIDS legends in relation to current scholarship on belief, Diane Goldstein shows how such stories not only articulate widespread perceptions of risk, and health care, they also influence official approaches to the disease.
(10298 views)
AIDS Preventionby Jean-Michel Lebrun - Eurobarometer , 2006
The HIV/AIDS epidemic has been a key focus for public health recently. In recent years, concerns have been raised in the EU about the threat of a new epidemic. The rate of new infections in some European countries is amongst the highest in the world.
(13069 views)
AIDS and Behavior: An Integrated Approachby Judith G. Auerbach, at al. - National Academies , 1994
This book provides an update of what investigators in the biobehavioral, psychological, and social sciences have discovered recently about these aspects of the disease and offers specific recommendations for research directions and priorities.
(12476 views)
AIDS: The Burdens of Historyby Elizabeth Fee, Daniel M. Fox - University of California Press , 1988
The AIDS epidemic has posed more historical questions than any other disease of modern times. The authors hold a variety of opinions on controversial issues. Each essay addresses an aspect of the burdens of history during the AIDS epidemic.
(16735 views)
AIDS: The Making of a Chronic Diseaseby Elizabeth Fee, Daniel M. Fox - University of California Press , 1991
The book describes how AIDS has come to be regarded as a chronic disease. A photo essay reveals the strengths of women from various backgrounds who are coping with HIV. An account of the complex relationships of the gay community to AIDS is included.
(19215 views)
A Guide to the Clinical Care of Women with HIV/AIDSby Jean R. Anderson - Department of Health and Human Services , 2013
A clinical manual that addresses the primary care needs unique to women with HIV infection. Written for clinicians who provide primary care to women as well as those seeking an in-depth understanding of how to care for women with HIV/AIDS.
(16676 views)
Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms- AIDSinfo , 2021
Designed as a resource to help health care providers, organizations, and people living with HIV/AIDS and their families and friends understand complex HIV/AIDS terminology. More than 170 new and updated terms, definitions, and abbreviations.
(14168 views)
Retrovirusesby John M. Coffin, Stephen H. Hughes, Harold E. Varmus - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press , 1997
A bible of retro virology. The first part of the book deals primarily with viral structure, function, and replication; the second with the interplay between the virus and the host, focusing primarily on the effects of the virus on the host.
(18260 views)
HIV Medicine 2007by C. Hoffmann, J. K. Rockstroh, B. S. Kamps - Flying Publisher , 2007
Hardly any field of medicine has undergone a similar stormy development to that of the therapy of HIV infection. This is the 15th edition of a medical textbook that provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the treatment of HIV Infection.
(16994 views)