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UNINA9910816492703321 |
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Autore |
Whiteside Alan |
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Titolo |
HIV/AIDS : a very short introduction / / Alan Whiteside |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-34134-7 |
9786611341343 |
0-19-151760-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (147 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Very short introductions ; ; 174 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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AIDS (Disease) |
HIV infections |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-141) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The emergence and state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic -- How HIV/AIDS works and scientific responses -- The factors that shape different epidemics -- Illness, deaths, and populations -- The impact of AIDS on production and people -- AIDS and politics -- Responding to HIV/AIDS -- The next 25 years. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Providing an introduction to HIV/AIDS, this book explains the science, the international and local politics, the demographics and the devastating consequences of the disease. This book is aimed at general readers interested in the science, the epidemiology and the social effects of the disease which has killed 20 million. |
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