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100 1 _aSCHOUB, Barry D.
245 1 0 _aAIDS & HIV in perspective : A guide to understanding the virus and its consequences /
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aUK :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c1999.
300 _axix, 274 p. :
_bill. ; pictures ; 23 cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _aIntroduction -- What is AIDS and how does it manifest itself? -- The AIDS virus -- The disease mechanisms of HIV -- The transmission of HIV infection -- The AIDS test -- The anti-AIDS drugs -- The quest for the HIV vaccine -- The ethics of AIDS -- Measuring the dimensions of the AIDS epidemic -- AIDS epidemiology -- Conclusion -- outlook for the future
520 _aThe second edition of Dr Schoub's popular account brings the reader up-to-date on our current understanding of the natural history of HIV infection, new approaches to management of infection and improvements in diagnostic capabilities
650 0 _aAIDS (Disease)
650 1 2 _aAcquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
650 2 2 _aHIV Infections
650 4 _aAIDS (Hastal♯łk)
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