The Amfar AIDS Handbook: The Complete Guide to Understanding HIV and AIDS

From the leading foundation for AIDS research, a comprehensive guide to help readers understand the complexities of HIV/AIDS and provide the latest information on combination therapy. The AmFAR AIDS Handbook picks up where other books on AIDS leave off. It is the book you will turn to for a greater understanding of this disease, its causes and effects, and what new treatment options are being developed. How is HIV transmitted? When should antiviral treatment begin? Should treatment ever be stopped? How do protease inhibitors work? How does the disease differ in men, women, and children? This guide incorporates the latest research findings-including those on combination drug therapy-and answers all your questions in language comprehensible to nonscientists. AmFAR (American Foundation for AIDS Research) is the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to the support of laboratory and clinical research on AIDS, AIDS prevention, and advocacy for sound AIDS-related public policy. It has given out over $140 million to more than 1700 research teams. Elizabeth Taylor is the founding national chairman and Dr. Mathilde Krim is the founding co-chair and chairman of the board.

Author: Darrell E. Ward
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 01/01/1999
Pages: 500
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.51lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.16w x 1.12d
ISBN: 9780393316360

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 07/01/1998 pg. 71
Library Journal 11/15/1998 pg. 86
Library Journal 07/01/1998
Library Journal 11/15/1998

About the Author
Krim, Mathilde: - Mathilde Krim founded the AIDS Medical Foundation (AMF) in 1983 and is the is the founding co-chair/chairman of the board for amfAR. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2000.