Author: Sarah Watstein
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780816031498
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
"AIDS has made a huge impact on our society medically, socially, politically, legally, and psychologically. Sarah Watstein encapsulates this interdisciplinary issue into approximately 4,000 terms and explains them objectively, clearly, and readably for high school students, adults, and medical professionals. The terms include related diseases such as Kaposi's Sarcoma, treatments such as interleukin, jargon-"no code"- and slang-"bareback sex." The appendixes list statistics, toll-free telephone numbers, Web sites, nonprofit and government organizations, clinical trials, databases, and payment assistance programs. Highly recommended for all libraries".--"Outstanding Reference Sources : the 1999 Selection of New Titles", American Libraries, May 1999. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.
The AIDS Dictionary
Author: Sarah Watstein
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780816031498
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
"AIDS has made a huge impact on our society medically, socially, politically, legally, and psychologically. Sarah Watstein encapsulates this interdisciplinary issue into approximately 4,000 terms and explains them objectively, clearly, and readably for high school students, adults, and medical professionals. The terms include related diseases such as Kaposi's Sarcoma, treatments such as interleukin, jargon-"no code"- and slang-"bareback sex." The appendixes list statistics, toll-free telephone numbers, Web sites, nonprofit and government organizations, clinical trials, databases, and payment assistance programs. Highly recommended for all libraries".--"Outstanding Reference Sources : the 1999 Selection of New Titles", American Libraries, May 1999. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780816031498
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
"AIDS has made a huge impact on our society medically, socially, politically, legally, and psychologically. Sarah Watstein encapsulates this interdisciplinary issue into approximately 4,000 terms and explains them objectively, clearly, and readably for high school students, adults, and medical professionals. The terms include related diseases such as Kaposi's Sarcoma, treatments such as interleukin, jargon-"no code"- and slang-"bareback sex." The appendixes list statistics, toll-free telephone numbers, Web sites, nonprofit and government organizations, clinical trials, databases, and payment assistance programs. Highly recommended for all libraries".--"Outstanding Reference Sources : the 1999 Selection of New Titles", American Libraries, May 1999. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.
Encyclopedic Dictionary of AIDS-Related Terminology
Author: Jeffrey T Huber
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136385517
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Make sense out of confusing HIV/AIDS terminology! Finally, here is a reference work that contains clear and useful definitions of words, phrases, and medical terms associated with HIV/AIDS! The Encyclopedic Dictionary of AIDS-Related Terminology is an easy-to-understand guide to all of the mainstream jargon surrounding this epidemic. This user-friendly volume brings you a number of essential features, such as: popular and scientific names of conditions and medicines listings of addresses and contact information for organizations and government agencies that are concerned with HIV/AIDS definitions of historical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms related to HIV/AIDS details of corporate and organizational involvement with HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and intervention The Encyclopedic Dictionary of AIDS-Related Terminology also includes entries that describe and relate to legal, social, psychological, and religious issues, not just medical terms, to give readers a complete source that will meet all of their needs. With this single resource, you will be able to easily and thoroughly understand the sometimes complex jargon associated with HIV/AIDS. For librarians, AIDS service organizations, people living with AIDS, and the general public, the Encyclopedic Dictionary of AIDS-Related Terminology is a comprehensive guide to conditions and medical terms associated with HIV/AIDS. Dates, histories, addresses, telephone numbers, and Web site addresses are included with many entries. Including words specific to the epidemic as well as related psychosocial phrases, this essential volume offers you definitions of HIV/AIDS medications and listings of organizations and government agencies that are concerned with the disease.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136385517
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Make sense out of confusing HIV/AIDS terminology! Finally, here is a reference work that contains clear and useful definitions of words, phrases, and medical terms associated with HIV/AIDS! The Encyclopedic Dictionary of AIDS-Related Terminology is an easy-to-understand guide to all of the mainstream jargon surrounding this epidemic. This user-friendly volume brings you a number of essential features, such as: popular and scientific names of conditions and medicines listings of addresses and contact information for organizations and government agencies that are concerned with HIV/AIDS definitions of historical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms related to HIV/AIDS details of corporate and organizational involvement with HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and intervention The Encyclopedic Dictionary of AIDS-Related Terminology also includes entries that describe and relate to legal, social, psychological, and religious issues, not just medical terms, to give readers a complete source that will meet all of their needs. With this single resource, you will be able to easily and thoroughly understand the sometimes complex jargon associated with HIV/AIDS. For librarians, AIDS service organizations, people living with AIDS, and the general public, the Encyclopedic Dictionary of AIDS-Related Terminology is a comprehensive guide to conditions and medical terms associated with HIV/AIDS. Dates, histories, addresses, telephone numbers, and Web site addresses are included with many entries. Including words specific to the epidemic as well as related psychosocial phrases, this essential volume offers you definitions of HIV/AIDS medications and listings of organizations and government agencies that are concerned with the disease.
Science Sold Out
Author: Rebecca Culshaw
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
ISBN: 9781556436420
Category : AIDS (Disease)
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
"A former HIV researcher tells the story of her disillusionment with the HIV/AIDS hypothesis and exposes not only its numerous flaws but also problems with the scientific research establishment that enabled this hypothesis to take such a strong, hypnotic hold on the world at large"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
ISBN: 9781556436420
Category : AIDS (Disease)
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
"A former HIV researcher tells the story of her disillusionment with the HIV/AIDS hypothesis and exposes not only its numerous flaws but also problems with the scientific research establishment that enabled this hypothesis to take such a strong, hypnotic hold on the world at large"--Provided by publisher.
HIV AIDS Dictionary
Author: Olga Naome Makhubela-Nkondo
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of HIV and AIDS
Author: Sarah Watstein
Publisher: Facts on File
ISBN: 9780816048083
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
Provides definitions, discussions, and practical advice on HIV, AIDS, and related conditions, from their psychological effects on individuals to treatment strategies.
Publisher: Facts on File
ISBN: 9780816048083
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
Provides definitions, discussions, and practical advice on HIV, AIDS, and related conditions, from their psychological effects on individuals to treatment strategies.
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Author: Noah Webster
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1122
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1122
Book Description
English-Egyptian Index of Faulkner's Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian
Author: David Shennum
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
The Imperial Dictionary
Author: John Ogilvie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1352
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1352
Book Description
How to Have Theory in an Epidemic
Author: Paula A. Treichler
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822323181
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
A collection of essays on the AIDS epidemic, by a leading feminist cultural theorist of science
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822323181
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
A collection of essays on the AIDS epidemic, by a leading feminist cultural theorist of science
The AIDS Conspiracy
Author: Nicoli Nattrass
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231149123
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Examines conspiracy theories surrounding HIV and AIDS, focusing on two main widely believed falsehoods--that America manufactured AIDS to be a biological weapon and the belief that HIV is harmless and the true cause of AIDS are antiretroviral drugs.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231149123
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Examines conspiracy theories surrounding HIV and AIDS, focusing on two main widely believed falsehoods--that America manufactured AIDS to be a biological weapon and the belief that HIV is harmless and the true cause of AIDS are antiretroviral drugs.