Research Guides: CHEM 115: AIDS: Disease and Search for a Cure: Key Resources

Web Resources

AIDS.gov
Government website designed to share information.
amFAR
Foundation for AIDS research.
ClinicalTrials.gov
Database of publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants conducted around the world.
MedlinePlus
Health information for the consumer.
NIH
Variety of health information as well as links to clinical trials.
UNAIDS
Wealth of resources including reports and statistics.
World Health Organization
International source for health related topics and statistics.

About Reference Resources

The reference collection is an excellent place to begin your research if you want a quick and easy way to find:

ideas for your paper
a summary of a topic
a list of recommended resources
factual information.

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Scan the table of contents to see how it is organized.
Note its publication date to determine currency of the information.
Use the index to locate your topic within the book.

Key Reference Resources

AIDS Sourcebook by Sandra J. Judd (Editor)
Call Number: Schow Ref RC606.64 .A337 2011

ISBN: 9780780811478

Publication Date: 2011-06-14

Provides updated information about HIV and AIDS and how it is transmitted, diagnosed, and treated.
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine by Laurie J. Fundukian
Call Number: Schow Ref RC41 .G35 2002

ISBN: 9781414486918

Publication Date: 2011-06-01

Each article includes in-depth discussion of causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, procedures, and other related topics.
Goodman and Gilman's the Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics by Louis Sanford Goodman; Joel G. Hardman; Lee E. Limbird; Alfred Goodman Gilman
Call Number: Schow Ref RM300 .G644 2001

ISBN: 0071354697

Publication Date: 2001-08-13

The objective of this textbook/ reference work is to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date correlation of pharmacology with related medical sciences, a reinterpretation of the actions and uses of drug from the view point of the latest advances in medicine and pace emphasis on the application of pharmacodynamics to therapeutics.
Encyclopedia of Virology by B. W. J. Mahy (Editor-In-Chief); Marc H. V. van Regenmortel (Editor-In-Chief)
Call Number: Schow Ref QR358 .E53 2008

ISBN: 9780123739353

Publication Date: 2008-08-01

Unique in its use of concise "mini-review" articles, this work covers biological, molecular, and medical topics concerning viruses in animals, plants, bacteria and insects. Extensive coverage on AIDS and HIV, viral immunology and vaccines, the economic importance and control of virus diseases, and the origin, history, evolution and phylogeny of viruses.
Statistical Handbook on Infectious Diseases by Sarah B. Watstein; John Jovanovic
Call Number: Schow Ref RA643 .W33 2003

ISBN: 1573563757

Publication Date: 2003-02-28

Designed to offer a comprehensive statistical overview of the status of infectious disease worldwide. A carefully selected array of tables and charts present authoritative statistical information, placing valuable statistics into context with introductory text. Detailed source information in each table, figure, and chart allows the user to pursue further information and uncover the stories behind the numbers.

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