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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Douglas A Feldman; Julia Wang Miller |
| ISBN: | 0313287155 9780313287152 |
| OCLC Number: | 37211350 |
| Description: | xxxix, 266 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | History of HIV/AIDS -- Origin of HIV/AIDS -- An epidemic emerges -- The shaping of public opinion -- The impact of the epidemic -- The situation in the United States -- The global crisis -- The epidemic takes its toll -- HIV/AIDS within communities and populations -- Teenagers -- Women -- Children -- Injecting drug users -- The gay community -- Commercial sex workers -- The homeless -- Correctional facilities -- Persons with hemophilia -- AIDS in the developing world -- The African pandemic -- The growing crisis in Asia -- AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean -- The human side of AIDS -- The many faces of AIDS: first-person accounts -- Psychosocial needs of persons with AIDS -- The role of families, partners, and friends of people with AIDS -- The role of health care providers and caregivers -- The politics of AIDS -- Community responses to the crisis -- Political apathy -- Activism -- Education and behavioral change -- Promoting awareness and education -- Producing behavioral change -- Legal and ethical issues -- AIDS, the workplace, and the law -- Ethics and AIDS policy --- The future of AIDS. |
| Series Title: | Primary documents in American history and contemporary issues |
| Responsibility: | edited by Douglas A. Feldman and Julia Wang Miller. |
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