Research Catalog
AIDS in Africa
- Title
- AIDS in Africa / editors, Max Essex ... [et al.] ; managing editor, Paula J. Brewer.
- Publication
- New York : Raven Press, c1994.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | RA644.A25 A3634 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Essex, Myron
- Description
- xxii, 728 p. : ill., maps; 26 cm.
- Alternative Title
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in Africa.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. The Etiology of AIDS / Max Essex -- 2. The Molecular Biology of HIV-1 / Jean-Pierre Vartanian and Simon Wain-Hobson -- 3. The Biology and Epidemiology of HIV-2 / Richard Marlink -- 4. Other Human Retroviruses / Yi-Ming A. Chen and Jean-Louis Sankale -- 5. Simian Retroviruses in Africa / Phyllis J. Kanki -- 6. Diagnostic Tools for HIVs / Francis R. Barin and Claire Mulanga Kabeya -- 7. Vaccine Development: Strategies and Prospects / Kent J. Weinhold -- 8. The Epidemiology of HIV and AIDS in Africa / Peter Piot, Johan Goeman and Marie Laga -- 9. The Prevalence and Incidence of HTLVs in Africa / Mireille Verdier, Joelle Bonis and Francois A. Denis -- 10. Sexual Transmission of HIVs and the Role of Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Francis A. Plummer, Mark W. Tyndall, Jackoniah O. Ndinya-Achola and Stephen Moses -- 11. Perinatal Transmission of HIV in Africa / Marc J. Lallemant, Sophie Lallemant-Le Coeur and Samuel Nzingoula.
- 12. Bloodborne Transmission of HIVs in Africa / Henry L. Francis and Thomas C. Quinn -- 13. Estimates and Projections of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa / James Chin and Paul A. Sato -- 14. The Clinical Definition and Diagnosis of AIDS in African Adults / Robert W. Ryder and Roy D. Mugerwa -- 15. The Pathology of AIDS in Africa / Ann Marie Nelson and Mbowa R. Kalengayi -- 16. AIDS-Associated Cancers / Chris K. O. Williams, L. Oscar Kashala, Gaetano Giraldo, Guy de The and Elke Beth-Giraldo -- 17. Opportunistic Infections and Diseases / Kalambayi P. Kayembe, Ann Marie Nelson and Robert L. Colebunders -- 18. Neurologic and Psychiatric Manifestations of HIV Infection in Africa / William P. Howlett, Mesua-Kabwa Luabeya and Kalula N. T. Kayembe -- 19. Treatments for HIV Infection / Robert L. Colebunders and Bila Kapita -- 20. Pediatric HIV Infection in Africa / Farzin Davachi -- 21. AIDS Counseling in Africa / Pierre M'Pele, Sophie Lallemant-Le Coeur and Marc J. Lallemant.
- 22. Public Health Measures to Prevent HIV Spread in Africa / Seth F. Berkley -- 23. Behavioral Issues and AIDS / Manuel Carballo and Patrick I. Kenya -- 24. Community-Based AIDS Interventions in Africa / Peter R. Lamptey and Thomas J. Coates -- 25. Women and Children and AIDS / E. Maxine Ankrah, Marvellous M. Mhloyi, Florence Manguyu and Ruth W. Nduati -- 26. Ethical and Legal Considerations of the HIV Epidemic in Africa / E. Maxine Ankrah and Lawrence O. Gostin -- 27. The Economic Impact of AIDS on Africa / Martha Ainsworth and A. Mead Over -- 28. International Cooperation and Mobilization / Alastair J. Clayton, A. Olufemi Williams and Kenneth Bridbord -- 29. HIVs and AIDS in North Africa / A. Benslimane and S. Sekkat -- 30. HIVs and AIDS in West Africa / Souleymane Mboup and Guy-Michel Gershy-Damet -- 31. HIVs and AIDS in Central Africa / Helene D. Gayle, William L. Heyward and Nzilambi Nzila -- 32. HIVs and AIDS in East Africa / David Serwadda, Fred S. Mhalu, Etienne Karita and Stephen Moses.
- 33. HIVs and AIDS in Southern Africa and the Island Countries / Ahmed S. Latif.
- ISBN
- 0781701104
- LCCN
- 93024662
- OCLC
- ocm28184705
- SCSB-4724198
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries