Preventing HIV in Developing Countries: Biomedical and Behavioral Approaches

by Sten H. Vermund and Ralph J. DiClemente

Globally, action to prevent HIV spread is inadequate. Over 16,000 new infections occur every day. Yet we are not helpless in the face of disaster, as shown by the rich prevention experience analyzed in this valuable new compendium. "Best pr- tice" exists--a set of tried and tested ways of slowing the spread of HIV, of persuading and enabling people to protect themselves and others from the virus. Individually, features of best practice can be found...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306459612
• ISBN13: 9780306459610
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.9" x 8.6"