AIDS Crisis In America

A Reference Handbook, 2nd Edition

Mary Ellen Hombs author Eric K Lerner author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:23rd Nov '98

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

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This revealing and sobering volume brings the big picture of the HIV/AIDS epidemic into focus.

Virtually every aspect of the AIDS crisis is covered in this 2nd edition of AIDS Crisis in America, from the basic science of AIDS to demographics and public policy issues. Using facts and findings on the crisis in the United States, the authors give an informative and insightful look at the impact of the epidemic on a variety of populations, including homosexuals, drug users, women, children, hemophiliacs, and various ethnic groups.

Other featured topics are AIDS activism, the impact of triple combination therapy, the evolution of public opinion, and HIV/AIDS and the law. The volume concludes with a list of organizations, government agencies, hotlines, and internet resources, as well as other print and nonprint resources. Students and researchers will find everything they need to know about the AIDS crisis in this timely work.


  • List of organizations, government agencies, hotlines, and internet resources
  • Includes other print and nonprint resources
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ISBN: 9781576070703

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

323 pages

2nd Revised edition