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Understanding the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States
. Ed(S): Wright, Eric R.; Carnes, Neal
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Description for Understanding the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States
Hardback. Editor(s): Wright, Eric R.; Carnes, Neal. Series: Social Disparities in Health and Health Care. Num Pages: 302 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 637.
This book examines the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States using the concept of syndemics to contextualize the risk of both well-known, and a few lesser-known, subpopulations that experience disproportionately high rates of HIV and/or AIDS within the United States. Since discovery, HIV/AIDS has exposed a number of social, psychological, and biological aspects of disease transmission. The concept of “syndemics,” or “synergistically interacting epidemics” has emerged as a powerful framework for understanding both the epidemiological patterns and the myriad of problems associated with HIV/AIDS around the world and within the United States. The book considers the disparities in HIV/AIDS in ... Read more
This book examines the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States using the concept of syndemics to contextualize the risk of both well-known, and a few lesser-known, subpopulations that experience disproportionately high rates of HIV and/or AIDS within the United States. Since discovery, HIV/AIDS has exposed a number of social, psychological, and biological aspects of disease transmission. The concept of “syndemics,” or “synergistically interacting epidemics” has emerged as a powerful framework for understanding both the epidemiological patterns and the myriad of problems associated with HIV/AIDS around the world and within the United States. The book considers the disparities in HIV/AIDS in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
Series
Social Disparities in Health and Health Care
Number of Pages
302
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319340029
SKU
V9783319340029
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