Linked by Blood: Hemophilia and AIDS
Author:   David Green, MD, PhD (Professor of Medicine Emeritus, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
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9780128053027


Pages:   168
Publication Date:   25 May 2016
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   David Green, MD, PhD (Professor of Medicine Emeritus, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.160kg
ISBN:  

9780128053027


ISBN 10:   012805302
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   25 May 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Preface Introduction Chapter 1.  The impact of AIDS on hemophilia Chapter 2.  Blood: vital but potentially dangerous Chapter 3.  What is hemophilia? Chapter 4.  The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Chapter 5.  Blood as a vehicle for the spread of AIDS Chapter 6.  Hemophilia: an affinity for blood Chapter 7.  A full-blown epidemic Chapter 8.  The Institute of Medicine study Chapter 9.  Factors that enabled the epidemic Chapter 10. Contributions that mitigated the epidemic Chapter 11. Hemophilia: past and present Chapter 12. A prescription for safeguarding blood and controlling treatment costs Each chapter concludes with a list of Key Points and references.

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David Green, MD, PhD, is Professor Emeritus in Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. He received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Doctorate in Biochemistry from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. He is a clinician-investigator and author of more than 300 published scientific articles. His most recent book, Linked by Blood: Hemophilia and AIDS, describes the AIDS epidemic in the early 1980s that ravaged the hemophilia community and led to major changes in the collection and processing of blood and blood products. He is a Master of American College of Physicians and recipient of many other awards.

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