The origin, persistence and failings of HIV/AIDS theory /
Henry H. Bauer.
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2007.
- xiv, 282 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-274) and index.
Males and females -- Uniform trends -- False positives or contaminated samples? -- HIV is not an infection -- HIV discriminates by race -- What is it about race? -- Racism -- What do HIV tests detect? -- HIV and AIDS are not correlated -- AIDS -- Missteps in modern medical science -- How science progresses -- Research cartels and knowledge monopolies -- It's a virus -- Maintaining the monopoly -- The end of the beginning.
"This work challenges the belief that HIV is the cause of AIDS. Among the many topics explored are the failings of HIV testing, statistical evidence that HIV is not a sexually transmitted disease, and problems caused by the differing diagnostic criteria for AIDS around the world"--Provided by publisher.
9780786430482 (softcover : alk. paper) : $31.50
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AIDS (Disease)--Etiology. AIDS (Disease)--Pathogenesis. HIV infections--Pathogenesis. HIV (Viruses) HIV--pathogenicity. HIV Infections. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--etiology. Biomedical Research--methods. Biomedical Research--trends. Dissent and Disputes. Health Policy--trends.