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HIV/AIDS in South Africa / edited by S.S. Abdool Karim and Q. Abdool Karim

Published
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Description
1 online resource (608 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Additional Creators
Abdool Karim, S. S. and Abdool Karim, Q. (Quarraisha)
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Contents
Birth of a rapidly growing epidemic -- The virus, the human host and their interactions -- HIV risk factors and prevention strategies -- Focal groups for understanding the HIV epidemic -- The impact of AIDS -- Treating HIV -- What does the future hold?
Summary
This second edition of the book provides up-to-date information on new drugs, new proven HIV prevention interventions, a new chapter on positive prevention, and current HIV epidemiology. This definitive text covers all aspects of HIV/AIDS in South Africa, from basic science to medicine, sociology, economics and politics. It has been written by a highly respected team of South African HIV/AIDS experts and provides a thoroughly researched account of the epidemic in the region.
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ISBN
9781139062404 (ebook)
9780521147934 (paperback)
Note
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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