Marlink, Richard G. <br/><br/>
Global AIDS crisis :    a reference handbook /  
Richard G. Marlink and Alison G Kotin. 
 - Santa Barbara, Calif. :    ABC-CLIO,    [2004]. 
 - xiii, 283 p. :    ill., maps ;    24 cm. 
 - Contemporary world issues .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction. The genetics and virology of HIV -- Modes of HIV trans mission -- The origins and ancestors of HIV -- HIV becomes a global epi demic -- Where is HIV now? -- Problems, controversies, and solutions. S tigma and discrimination -- AIDS care, cost-effectiveness, and the econ omic impact of HIV -- Access to care -- Government responses to HIV and AIDS -- HIV vaccine design and the ethics of international clinical tr ials -- Chronology. Scientific discovery -- Global and regional respons es to HIV and AIDS -- Biographies. Zackie Achmant -- Kofi Annan -- Bono -- Siddharth Dube -- Costa Gazi -- Elizabeth Glaser -- Jahnabi Goswami -- Yusuf Hamied -- Mpule Kwelagobe -- Festus Mogae -- Janet Museveni - - Eloan Pinheiro -- Somsak Supawitkul -- Mechai Viravaidya -- Wan Yanha i -- Gao Yaojie -- Data and statistics. HIV and AIDS in the world today -- HIV among women and minorities in the United States -- HIV virology and medicine -- Clinical trials -- HIV in developing countries and acc ess to care -- HIV transmission and the movement of the epidemic -- Cos t-effectiveness of HIV prevention, care, and treatment -- HIV surveilla nce and public health responses to HIV and AIDS -- Stigma and discrimin ation -- Organizations -- Selected print and nonprint resources. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1851096558 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/> AIDS (Disease) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/> AIDS (Disease) -- Epidemiology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/> World health -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/> Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- Handbooks.<br/> International Cooperation -- Handbooks.<br/> World Health -- Handbooks.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>614.599392 MAR