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Handbook of Economic Evaluation of HIV Prevention Programs
David R. . Ed(S): Holtgrave
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Description for Handbook of Economic Evaluation of HIV Prevention Programs
Hardback. Provides a review of the research on evaluating the cost-effectiveness of HIV prevention programs. This book addresses questions about allocating scarce resources to HIV prevention. It also includes tables summarizing the relevant literature. Editor(s): Holtgrave, David R. Series: AIDS Prevention and Mental Health. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNS; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1770.
If resources for HIV prevention efforts were truly unlimited, then this book would be en tirely unnecessary. In a world with limitless support for HIV prevention activities, one would simply implement all effective (or potentially effective) programs without regard to expense. We would do everything useful to prevent the further spread of the virus that has already claimed hundreds of thousands of lives in the United States and millions of lives worldwide. Unfortunately, funding for HIV prevention programs is limited. Even though the amount of available funding may seem quite large (especially in the United States), it is still fixed ... Read more
If resources for HIV prevention efforts were truly unlimited, then this book would be en tirely unnecessary. In a world with limitless support for HIV prevention activities, one would simply implement all effective (or potentially effective) programs without regard to expense. We would do everything useful to prevent the further spread of the virus that has already claimed hundreds of thousands of lives in the United States and millions of lives worldwide. Unfortunately, funding for HIV prevention programs is limited. Even though the amount of available funding may seem quite large (especially in the United States), it is still fixed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
Series
AIDS Prevention and Mental Health
Number of Pages
282
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306457494
SKU
V9780306457494
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Reviews for Handbook of Economic Evaluation of HIV Prevention Programs
`Overall, I would categorize the book as an excellent resource on the current literature in the economic evaluation of HIV-prevention programs. For a researcher, this [second] section offers a gold mine of background and reference material. The editor and individual chapter authors clearly put much thought and effort into compiling a comprehensive book on the ... Read more