HIV/AIDS: A Very Short Introduction
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HIV/AIDS: A Very Short Introduction

By
Alan Whiteside
Alan Whiteside
2007 • 169 pages

Providing an introduction to HIV/AIDS, this book explains the science, the international and local politics, the demographics and the devastating consequences of the disease. This book is aimed at general readers interested in the science, the epidemiology and the social effects of the disease which has killed 20 million.

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