Preventing HIV Transmission: The Role of Sterile Needles and Bleach

Contributor(s): National Research Council and Institute of Medicine (Author), Institute of Medicine (Author), Panel on Needle Exchange and Bleach Distribution Programs (Author), Moses, Lincoln E (Editor), Vlahov, David (Editor), Normand, Jacques (Editor)

ISBN: 9780309052962

Publisher: National Academies Press

Hardcover

$55.00

Pub Date: October 14, 1995

Dewey: 616.979205

LCCN: 95035458

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Price on Product

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.15" H x 9.28" L x 6.14" W ( 1.56 lbs) 352 pages

BISAC Categories:

Medical | Public Health | AIDS and HIV | Diseases

Series: Practices

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: This volume addresses the interface of the two national epidemics of HIV/AIDS and intravenous drug use. The authors reach conclusions about the efficacy of needle exchange and bleach distribution and offers concrete recommendations for public policy to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS.

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