AIDS and the Social Sciences : Common Threads /

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Though more than 150,000 AIDS-related deaths have been reported worldwide and between 5 and 10 million people are now infected with its precursor, HIV-1, the deadly and relatively new AIDS virus is still a mystery. AIDS and the Social Sciences: Common Threads, an enlightening examination of the AIDS...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Skinner, William Francis (Editor), Ulack, Richard, 1942-2011 (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, [1991]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
AIDS (Disease) > Social aspects.
Social sciences.
MEDICAL > AIDS & HIV.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
social sciences.
Sciences sociales.
Sida > Aspect social > Congres.
Social Sciences
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome > epidemiology
AIDS (Disease) > Social aspects > Congresses.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Though more than 150,000 AIDS-related deaths have been reported worldwide and between 5 and 10 million people are now infected with its precursor, HIV-1, the deadly and relatively new AIDS virus is still a mystery. AIDS and the Social Sciences: Common Threads, an enlightening examination of the AIDS epidemic from the viewpoints of various social sciences, provides us with clues to that mystery. The essays' original research and firsthand accounts from social scientists offer an excellent overview of the research agendas and directions for a disease that is an increasing presence in our society.
Item Description:Proceeding of a symposium held in October 1989 on the University of Kentucky campus.
Physical Description:1 online resource (192 pages).
ISBN:9780813164762

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