HIV/AIDS in Russia and Eurasia /
Russia and a few other Eurasian countries have been home to the fastest-growing epidemics of HIV in the world over the last several years. A study published by the U.S. National Intelligence Council in 2002 identified Russia among five "second wave" countries likely to experience explosive...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2006
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Russia and a few other Eurasian countries have been home to the fastest-growing epidemics of HIV in the world over the last several years. A study published by the U.S. National Intelligence Council in 2002 identified Russia among five "second wave" countries likely to experience explosive further increases in HIV/AIDS over the next decade if appropriate measures are not taken. It is widely acknowledged that HIV/AIDS is evolving as a serious epidemiological, social, political, and national security problem throughout the Eurasian region. Yet each of these countries confronts a unique set of challenges and strategies for facing those challenges. This volume offers country-specific accounts, authored by the leading players in the analysis of the situation and the fight against the virus |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (2 volumes) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780230603400 0230603408 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
