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Author:   Elizabeth Fee ,  Daniel M. Fox
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780520077782

ISBN 10:   0520077784
Pages:   417
Publication Date:   02 December 1991
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Contemporary Historiography of AIDS Elizabeth Fee and Daniel M. Fox PART I. THE VIRUS AND ITS PUBLICS AIDS and Beyond: Defining the Rules for Viral Traffic Stephen S. Morse Causes, Cases, and Cohorts: The Role of Epidemiology in the Historical Construction of AIDS Gerald M. Oppenheimer The Mass-Mediated Epidemic: The Politics of AIDS on the Nightly Network News Timothy E. Cook and David C. Colby PART II. LAW, ETHICS, AND PUBLIC POLICY The Politics of HIV Infection: 1989-1990 as Years of Change Daniel M. Fox The AIDS Litigation Project: A National Review of Court and Human Rights Commission Decisions on Discrimination Larry Costin The History of Transfusion AIDS: Practice and Policy Alternatives Harvey M. Sapo/sky and Stephen L. Boswell Scientific Rigor and Medical Realities: Placebo Trials in Cancer and AIDS Research David]. Rothman and Harold Edgar Entering the Second Decade: The Politics of Prevention, the Politics of Neglect Ronald Bayer PART III. AFFECTED POPULATIONS Until That Last Breath: Women with AIDS Ann Meredith Riding the Tiger: AIDS and the Gay Community Robert A. Padgug and Gerald M. Oppenheimer The First City: HIV among Intravenous Drug Users in New York City Don C. Des ]arlais, Samuel R. Friedman, and ]o L. Sotheran PART IV. INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES AIDS Policies in the United Kingdom: A Preliminary Analysis Virginia Berridge and Philip Strong Foreign Blood and Domestic Politics: The Issue of AIDS in Japan James W. Dearing Medical Research on AIDS in Africa: A Historical Perspective Randall M. Packard and Paul Epstein AIDS and HIV Infection in the Third World: A First World Chronicle Paula A. Treichler Notes on Contributors Index Contents

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Elizabeth Fee is Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management at the School of Public Health at The Johns Hopkins University in Maryland. Daniel M. Fox is President of the Milbank Memorial Fund and Professor of Social Sciences in Medicine at the State University of New York, Stonybrook.

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