HIV and AIDS:: Basic Elements and Priorities
- ISBN-10
- 140205789X
- ISBN-13
- 9781402057892
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 418
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-04-11
- Publisher
- Springer Science & Business Media
- Authors
- S. Kartikeyan, R.N. Bharmal, R.P. Tiwari
Description
HIV and Aids: Basic Elements and Priorities is a concise collection of all aspects of this disease and a source of readily available knowledge. It examines all currently advocated preventive measures such as health education, condom use, safer sex practices, and treatment of sexually transmitted infections. Coverage details strategies for prevention and control as well as the latest global information about HIV/AIDS.
Get the book
Similar books
-
The River: A Journey to the Source of HIV and AIDS
By Edward HooperA British medical journalist offers a meticulously researched look at HIV and its potential source, discussing the history of this lethal epidemic, analyzing a number of theories concerning its origins, and investigating current scientific ...
-
HIV/AIDS
By Kathy FurgangThis volume surveys the history of HIV/AIDS, preventative measures that can be taken to curb its spread, and treatment options that can be pursued by those infected.
-
HIV/AIDS in the Post-HAART Era: Manifestations, Treatment, Epidemiology
HIV/AIDS in the Post-HAART Era: Manifestations, Treatment, Epidemiology
-
Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, testing, treatment, service delivery and monitoring: recommendations for a public health approach
By World Health OrganizationIt serves as an update to the previous edition of the consolidated guidelines on HIV. These guidelines continue to be structured along the continuum of HIV care.
-
Teenagers, HIV, and AIDS: Insights from Youths Living with the Virus
By Maureen E. Lyon, Lawrence D'AngeloIn this volume, experts who work with HIV/AIDS-infected teenagers examine the psychological and social fallout compounding the frightening medical issues faced by adolescents who've received the diagnosis.
-
HIV/AIDS: A Very Short Introduction
By Alan WhitesideAFRICAN HISTORY John Parker and Richard Rathbone AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES AND ELECTIONS L. Sandy Maisel THE AMERICAN ... Freeland THE HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY Michael Hoskin ATHEISM Julian Baggini AUGUSTINE Henry Chadwick BARTHES Jonathan ...
-
Dawning Answers: How the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Has Helped to Strengthen Public Health
By Ronald O. ValdiserriStudents and teachers of public health and preventive medicine will find in this singular volume useful analyses from the various disciplines comprising public health
-
HIV/AIDS: Global Frontiers in Prevention/Intervention
By Cynthia Pope, Renee T. White, Robert MalowFielding, S. 2000 Walk on the left! Children's geographies and the primary school, in Holloway, S. and Valentine, G. (eds.) ... Simonsen, K. 2005 Bodies, sensations, space and time: the contribution from Henri Lefebvre.
-
Ensnared by AIDS: Cultural Contexts of HIV and AIDS In Nepal
By David K. BeineThese cultural constructions can also contribute to the spread of the epidemic. This volume examines the meaning and cultural contexts of HIV/AIDS in Nepal, where AIDS is relatively new and rapidly growing. -- David K. Beine
-
Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 6): Major Infectious Diseases
By King K. Holmes, Prabhat Jha, Barry R. BloomThe volume emphasizes the need to effectively address emerging antimicrobial resistance, strengthen health systems, and increase access to care.