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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453886503321

Titolo

HIV and aging / / edited by Sharon Dian Lee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Informa Healthcare, , 2008

ISBN

0-429-14832-1

1-281-73194-3

9786611731946

1-4200-6598-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (154 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LeeSharon Dian

Disciplina

616.97/9207

Soggetti

AIDS (Disease) - Age factors

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The immune system -- The neurologic system -- Depression -- The cardiovascular system -- The endocrine system -- The renal system -- The pulmonary system -- Cancer.

Sommario/riassunto

More than two decades into the global HIV epidemic, Many HIV positive patients who have access to antiretroviral medications are entering the senior citzen age bracket. A growing number of HIV positive patients will now face a new set of complicated medical problems related to aging. HIV and Aging examines the current effects of HIV and HIV medications on the aging patient relating to immune system, neurologic, cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal gastrointestinal, hormonal, bone, joint, and oncological issues. Written by todays top experts HIV and Aging answers questions like:.: what effects do HIV medications have on cardiovascular health.; do normal immune system changes occur in the aging patient, and how are they affected by HIV and HIV medications.; what are the effects of the drug interactions between antiretrovirals and medicines used to treat memory loss.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784386203321

Autore

Overing Gillian R. <1952->

Titolo

Landscape of desire [[electronic resource] ] : partial stories of the medieval Scandinavian world / / Gillian R. Overing and Marijane Osborn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1994

ISBN

0-8166-8561-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (173 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

OsbornMarijane

Disciplina

829/.09

Soggetti

Comparative literature - English (Old) and Scandinavian

Comparative literature - Scandinavian and English (Old)

Epic poetry, English (Old) - History and criticism

Geography, Medieval, in literature

Literary landmarks - Scandinavia

Landscapes in literature

Scandinavia In literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-133) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Mapping Beowulf; 2. Geography in the Reader; 3. The Saga of the Saga; Notes; Works Cited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The exhilarating journey of two female scholars is described in this book, which describes their travels as they follow Beowulf's sea route and explore legendary sites from the Icelandic sagas.