AEGiS-BKREV: Geography of AIDS: Origins and Course of an Epidemic

Geography of AIDS: Origins and Course of an Epidemic

Guilford Press, 72 Spring St., New York, NY 10012. 192p., illus., bibliog., index. ISBN 0-89862-445-2. $30.00.
Gary W. Shannon, Gerald F. Pyle, Rashid L. Bashshur. 1991.

This is an overview of how AIDS has progressed throughout the world. It does not treat each topic in detail but rather gives the reader a sense of urgency to seek out other material that can cover specific topics in more detail. After discussing AIDS in general terms in the first two chapters, it covers Africa, Europe, and the United States. The last chapter attempts to provide a mode for the geography of AIDS. This is a good general book that should be in all AIDS collections. Although not detailed, it gives enough information for the general reader and provides a stepping stone for those wanting to do further research. (H. Robert Malinowsky)

Keywords: Epidemiology, Medical Geography

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