AIDS: Science and Society

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Hung Y. Fan, Ross F. Conner, Luis P. Villarreal (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

249 Seiten

2007 | 5th edition
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7637-4263-8 (ISBN)

Infos

The new Fifth Edition of AIDS: Science and Society provides readers with a firm overview of AIDS from both biomedical and psychosocial perspectives. The book covers the molecular and cellular aspects of the HIV virus and the immune system's response to it, and then considers epidemiology and its role in understanding HIV/AIDS.

Autor

Dr. Hung Fan is Professor of Virology in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at the University of California, Irvine and Director of the UCI Cancer Research Institute. His research interest is in how retroviruses cause disease and induce cancer and AIDS. Dr. Ross Conner is Associate Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Social Ecology, and Department of Medicine, School of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Conner's research interest is in the evaluation of the effectiveness of public and social programs, particularly health promotion programs, including HIV prevention. Dr. Luis Villarreal is Professor of Virology in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Villarreal's research interest is in the strategy of how viruses replicate and how they cause disease.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.3.2007
• Verlagsort: Sudbury
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 369 g
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 0-7637-4263-5 / 0763742635
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7637-4263-8 / 9780763742638
• Zustand: Neuware