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The Guide to Living with HIV Infection : Developed at the Johns Hopkins AIDS Clinic /
" ... Source of medical, emotional, social, and practical advice available for those infected with HIV and their loved ones ... the guide provides essential information for making decisions about treatment and testing in a world transformed by new research and pharmacotherapy ... address the la...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2007.
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| Edition: | 6th ed. |
| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | " ... Source of medical, emotional, social, and practical advice available for those infected with HIV and their loved ones ... the guide provides essential information for making decisions about treatment and testing in a world transformed by new research and pharmacotherapy ... address the latest information about risks of transmission, viral mutations that confer drug resistance, and new, rapid HIV testing. They offer guidelines for Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART), a therapy protocol that has dramatically increased life expectancy for HIV-positive people. They describe how to follow HAART and when to change drug regimens, the symptoms of and treatments for HAART side effects, and the costs of and insurance coverage for HAART. They also outline the possibilities for a diagnosis of 'no detectable virus.'"--Publisher description |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9780801889622 |