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1 online resource (144 pages) |
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Haworth medical information sources |
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Haworth medical information sources
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| Contents |
Cover; HIV/AIDS Community Information Services; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Complex Nature of the Epidemic; The Human Immunodeficiency Virus and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: A Study in Controversies and Complexities; The Nature, Scope, and Complexities of Defining HIV/AIDS; AIDS Epidemiology; HIV and AIDS: The Legal, Medical, and Psychosocial Issues; Prevention and Control; Death and AIDS; Conclusion; Chapter 2. HIV/AIDS Information; The Information of Disease or the Disease of Information: An Integral Relationship |
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Information and DiseaseRelationship of Information Creator and Consumer; AIDS-Related Information; Conclusion; Chapter 3. HIV/AIDS Information Resources and Services; Breadth and Depth; Specialized Information Resources and Services; Special Information Centers and Services; Conclusion; Chapter 4. Information Networking and Partnerships; Resource Sharing; Networking and Partnerships; Conclusion; Chapter 5. Looking Beyond Existing Resources and Services; Relative Infancy and the Initiation of an Information Infrastructure; Current Barriers and Impediments; Conclusion |
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Appendix A. Case Definitions of AIDSPart I: 1993 Expansion of the CDC Surveillance Case Definition for AIDS Among Adolescents and Adults; Part II: 1987 Revision of the CDC Surveillance Case Definition for AIDS; Part III: 1985 Revision of the Case Definition of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome for National Reporting-United States; Part IV: Initial CDC Case Definition of AIDS; Appendix B. AIDS Classification Systems; Part I: 1993 CDC Revised HIV Classification System for Adolescents and Adults |
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Part II: Classification System for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in Children Under 13 Years of AgePart III: Classification System for Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type III/Lymphadenopathy-Associated Virus Infections; Part IV: The Walter Reed Staging Classification for HTLV-III/LAV Infection; Appendix C. Internet Resource Sites; Discussion Lists; USENET Newsgroups; Gopher Sites; World Wide Web Sites; Appendix D. Organization Information; Index |
| Summary |
Information forms the basis for education, and currently education is the only weapon available to stem the spread of HIV/AIDS and to foster empathy toward individuals already affected by the disease. HIV/AIDS and Community Information Services provides readers with insight into the information construct within the AIDS arena and how that construct affects the provision of information services to the HIV/AIDS affected population. It will serve as an irreplaceable reference as the number of individuals with AIDS increases, creating a greater demand for information and making that information in |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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AIDS (Disease) -- Information services
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Community health services.
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Information services.
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HIV infections.
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AIDS (Disease)
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Information Services
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HIV Infections
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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Community Health Services
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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Information services
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HIV infections
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AIDS (Disease)
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AIDS (Disease) -- Information services
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Community health services
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Infections à VIH.
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Syndrome d'immunodéficience acquise.
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Service information.
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Service public santé.
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HIV.
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AIDS.
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Gezondheidsvoorlichting en -opvoeding.
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Informatiebronnen.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317951001 |
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131795100X |
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