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Blood saga : hemophilia, AIDS, and the survival of a community /

Main Author: Resnik, Susan, 1940-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1999.
Subjects:
Hemophilia > History. > United States
Hemophilia A > history.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome > history.
Community Networks.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
Hemofilie.
United States.
Verenigde Staten.
Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=42352
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The dismal era: because the blood comes from the woman
  • The years of hope, 1948-65
  • A research milestone heralds the golden era, 1960-65
  • The hemophilia community enters politics: the late 1960s and early 1970s
  • Politics and the blood business in the golden era
  • The meanings of the golden era
  • The AIDS era begins: the years of confusion and denial, 1980-82
  • The AIDS era, 1982-85: tension mounts, conflicts erupt
  • The AIDS era, 1985-88: the hemophilia community rises to the challenge
  • "A vote for the status quo," 1988-92
  • Approaching the biotech century: out with the old, in with the new, 1992-98
  • Conclusion: lessons to be learned.

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