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BL
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1035825
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b790195
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HIV and AIDS : : basic elements and priorities /\ S. Kartikeyan [and others].
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| Publication Statement
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Dordrecht :: Springer,, ©2007.
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1 online resource (xiv, 414 pages)
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| ISBN
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128085233X
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: 1402057881
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: 140205789X
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: 9781280852336
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: 9781402057885
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: 9781402057892
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Front Matter; Prologue; Fundamentals of Immunity; Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV); Social and Environmental Factors; Immunopathology; Natural History of HIV Infection; Infection Control Methods; Case Definitions; Laboratory Diagnosis of HIV Infection; Laboratory Diagnosis of Common Reproductive Tract and Sexually Transmitted Infections; Accidental Occupational Exposure; HIV-Related Neurological Disorders; HIV-Related Psychological Disorders; Co-Infection with HIV and Tuberculosis; Sexually transmitted infections; Antiretroviral Therapy.
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| Abstract
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In June 1981, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first evidence of a new disease that would later become known as Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). HIV and AIDS: Basic Elements and Priorities is a concise collection of all aspects of this disease, and is a source of readily available knowledge. All currently advocated preventive measures such as health education, condom use, safer sex practices, and treatment of sexually transmitted infections have been incorporated. The key elements of this volume are: - up-to-date information on multiple dimensions of the HI.
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AIDS (Disease)
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HIV infections.
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
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HIV Infections.
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AIDS (Disease)
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Biomédecine.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Diseases-- AIDS HIV.
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HIV infections.
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MEDICAL-- AIDS HIV.
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Sciences de la vie.
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| Dewey Classification
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614.5/99392
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| LC Classification
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RA643.8.H5813 2007eb
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WC 503H676 2007
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| Added Entry
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Kartikeyan, S.
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