The HIV Manual: A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment / Edition 1

ISBN-13: 9780195100365 Publisher: Oxford University Press Publication date: 09/05/1996 Edition description: New Edition Pages: 480 Product dimensions: 6.88(w) x 9.50(h) x 1.12(d) The rapidly proliferating research on the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), now well in its second decade, continues to generate new information at a rate heretofore unparalleled in medicine. As a direct result, the increasing variety of methods for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV and AIDS has made it difficult for physicians to keep abreast of the optimal management approaches in the field. The HIV Manual is an immensely practical, accessible, and up-to-date summary of the wide range of clinically relevant information on HIV-infected adults. It deals with the key issues and frequently encountered problems in HIV clinical care, and includes a special section on the symptom-based approach to diagnosis. In addition, this concise reference contains several chapters discussing topics rarely cove