Encyclopedia of AIDS: A Social, Political, Cultural, and Scientific Record of the HIV Epidemic / Edition 1

by Raymond A. Smith

Overview

The Encyclopedia of AIDS covers all major aspects of the first 15 years of the AIDS epidemic, including the breakthroughs in treatment announced at the International AIDS Conference in July 1996. The encyclopedia provides extensive coverage of major topics in eight areas: basic science and epidemiology; transmission and prevention; pathology and treatment; impacted populations; policy and law; politics and activism; culture and society; and the global epidemic. With more than 300 entries written by 175 specialists and illustrated with more than 100 photographs and charts, the Encyclopedia of AIDS is an essential reference work for students at the undergraduate and graduate levels, professionals in a wide variety of medical, service, and care fields, academics, researchers, journalists, and general readers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781579580070
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/01/1998
Edition description:	Illustrate
Pages:	650
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Editor’s Note and Guide to Usage; Editors and Contributors; Alphabetical List of Entries; Resource Guide; The Aids Epidemic: An Overview (with thematic listings of encyclopedia entries); Encyclopedia Entries; List of Commonly Used Terms and Abbreviations; Notes on Editors and Contributors; Index

Editorial Reviews

"This volume is unique because of its multidisciplinary approach to HIV/AIDS. Well organized, well researched, and well written, it is also without competition... The Encyclopedia of AIDS is perfect for reference (academic, public, and high-school) collections. It is also recommended for personal libraries." — Booklist/RBB
"A useful reference volume for undergraduate students." — Choice
"Highly recommended for public, school, academic, and health science libraries." — E-Streams
"There is no other one-volume reference work on AIDS that covers the amount of information contained in this work. I strongly recommend that all public and academic libraries, as well as high school libraries, purchase this book." — Reference & User Services Quarterly

From the Publisher

Not a medical or legal guide, but a reference on Autoimmune Deficiency Syndrome as a historical phenomenon, focusing on the period from 1981 when the first cases began to be identified among gay men in the US and 1996 with the introduction of the class of potent antiviral medications called protease inhibitors. The intent is for the information to continue to be historically accurate whatever development occur over the next few years. Among the roughly 250 entries are southern Asia, public ethics, human papillomaviruses, long-term survivors and non-progressors, needle-exchange programs, surveillance, and US government agencies. The glossary defines and often explains terms and abbreviations, but does not indicate pronunciation. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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