The Dread Disease: Cancer and Modern American Culture
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and researchers who contributed to this collection are predominantly from several areas of high AIDS prevalence: New York, San Francisco, and Miami; they are the shock troops fighting this epidemic, and it is their experiences with AIDS patients that are elegantly presented. While this edition may be a bit costly for the individual, it should be made available in all medical school and departmental libraries.
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The dread disease: cancer and modern American culture
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
دوره 63 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990