Guide to the Clinical Care of Women With HIV

HIV/AIDS morbidity & mortality increasingly impact the poor, the disenfranchised, & the young. Women are traditionally over-represented in these groups & are in great need of more effective diagnosis & treatment. Chapters in this report: epidemiology & natural history of HIV infection in women; approach to the patient; prevention of HIV; primary medical care; adherence to HIV therapies; gynecologic problems; color plates; HIV & reproduction; psychosocial & cultural considerations; psychiatric issues; substance abuse; adolescents; palliative care & end-of-life care; occupational exposure; & pharmacologic considerations in HIV-infected pregnant patients.Anderson, Jean R. is the author of 'Guide to the Clinical Care of Women With HIV' with ISBN 9780756723439 and ISBN 0756723434.