HIV Pioneers
lives lost, careers changed, and survival
$84.53
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
14 July 2018
Summary
A moving collection of firsthand accounts of the HIV epidemic.
Tremendous strides have been made in the prevention and treatment of HIV since the disease first appeared in the 1980s. But because many of the people who studied and battled the virus in those early days are now gone, firsthand accounts are at risk of being lost. In HIV Pioneers, Wendee M. Wechsberg collects 29 “first stories” from the outset of the AIDS epidemic. These moving personal narratives and critical historical …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781421425726 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1421425726 |
| Author: | James W. Curran, Wendee M. Wechsberg |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Imprint: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 14 July 2018 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 17mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Anyone interested in science, social history, communicable diseases or epidemiology would benefit from reading this topical, fascinating and inspirational book.—Fay Hartley, British Society for the History of MedicineI would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in HIV epidemiology, especially if they are keen to contribute to the broad-based scientific progress and the well-being of the population they are attempting to benefit.—David Solomon, Anglia Ruskin University, Nursing Times
About The Author
James W. Curran
Wendee M. Wechsberg is the director and principal researcher of the Substance Use, Gender, and Applied Research Program at RTI International, where she is also the founding director of the Global Gender Center. She is the editor of Prevention Issues for Women’s Health in the New Millennium.
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