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A Comprehensive Guide for the Care of Persons with HIV Disease - Module 5 -Managing your Health: A Guide for People Living with HIV or AIDS - 1999 Revised Edition

Publication type: 
Training / Education Manual
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Agency: 
Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE)
Sponsor: 
Health Canada's Canadian Strategy on HIV/AIDS
Series: 
5th of 7 Modules in the Series: Comprehensive Guide for the Care of Persons with HIV Disease
Date: 
1999
Pages: 
318
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
Revised edition of a guide to health management for people living with HIV/AIDS. Topics covered include dealing with diagnosis; emotional and spiritual support; the immune system; on-going medical tests while living with HIV; health care system and services; treatment options; opportunistic infections and related conditions; how to get approved and unapproved treatments; clinical trials; issues related to work, income assistance and insurance; and legal and rights issues affecting PWA. Chapters 3 through 8 contain updated treatment information, covering many of the treatment options since previous editions of this Guide. The guide ends with a list of AIDS agencies and their contact numbers.
Keywords: 
Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE); HIV/AIDS; HIV treatments; HIV/AIDS therapies; harm reduction; risk reduction; income assistance; disability benefits; legal issues; human rights

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