The AIDS pandemic : complacency, injustice, and unfulfilled expectations / Lawrence O. Gostin ; foreword by Michael Kirby.
| Author/creator | Gostin, Lawrence O. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2004. |
| Description | xli, 445 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies in social medicine Studies in social medicine. ^A422197 |
| Contents | AIDS policy, politics, and law in context -- The AIDS litigation project : the social impact of AIDS -- The AIDS litigation project : privacy, discrimination, and vulnerable persons -- Human rights and public health in the HIV/AIDS pandemic -- Health informational privacy in the HIV/AIDS epidemic -- Stigma, social risk, and discrimination -- Testing and screening in the HIV/AIDS epidemic : a public health and human rights approach -- National HIV/AIDS reporting -- Piercing the veil of secrecy : partner notification, the right to know, and the duty to warn -- The politics of AIDS : compulsory state powers, public health, and civil liberties -- Testing, counseling, and treatment after sexual assault -- Rights and duties of health care workers living with HIV/AIDS -- Perinatal transmission of HIV : controversies in screening and policy -- The interconnected epidemics of AIDS and drug dependency -- Screening and exclusion of travelers and immigrants -- The global reach of HIV/AIDS : science, politics, economics, and research -- AIDS policy, politics, and law: reflections on the pandemic. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-432) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2003016078 |
| ISBN | 0807828300 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0807854972 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | RA643.8 .G675 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |