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Asia has become the new battle ground for the war against HIV/AIDS. The magnitude of the potential public health problems caused by AIDS in this populous continent may become a catastrophic disaster. A 10% rate of prevalence of HIV-1 in India and China alone would mean more than 200 million people a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lu, Yichen
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Essex, Myron, Stiefvater, Ellen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2004.
Subjects:
Medicine.
Public health.
Epidemiology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • From the contents: Preface
  • Foreword
  • I: Snapshots of HIV/AIDS in Asia
  • II: Molecular Epidemiology, Genetic Diversity, and Overlaps with Endemic Disease
  • III: Diagnosis, Surveillance, and Projected Scenarios
  • IV: Prevention Efforts and Treatment Options
  • V: The Decisive Battleground: Collaborations, Impacts, and Potential Forces.