HIV and the Pathogenesis of AIDS

HIV and the Pathogenesis of AIDS

3rd Ed. ©2007 American Society for Microbiology Press
Authors/Editors: Jay A. Levy
ISBN: 1555813933 / 9781555813932
Subjects: Immunology, Virology, Infectious Disease
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The new edition of HIV and the Pathogenesis of AIDS provides a state-of-the-art review of the current research, explains the history of the disease and examines how scientists, clinicians and public health workers have responded to the challenges presented by HIV/AIDS in the 25 years since its recognition. This Doody's "5-star" selection explores potential approaches for therapy and a vaccine for the prevention of HIV infection and AIDS is detailed. Figures and tables illustrate and emphasize key points and the text is extensively annotated and written in an accessible and clear style. A valuable reference for students, researchers, clinicians and health care providers.

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Jay A. Levy
Department of Medicine, Laboratory for Tumor and
AIDS Virus Research and Cancer Research Institute
University of California, School of Medicine
San Francisco, California

 

 

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"This is a powerful resource, well referenced, and very up to date."

-- Mark Goodman, MD (Creighton University Medical Center)


"It is the best single source for students committed to understanding the multiple facets of the HIV epidemic and is equally valuable for experienced investigators to confirm facts, test concepts, and with persistence gain new insights into old ideas."

-- Journal of the American Medical Association


"Jay Levy has managed this academic A-Z…of AIDS pathogenesis with considerable aplomb, as befits a scientist who has been at the centre of AIDS research for over one and a half decades."

-- The Lancet


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