Cognitive dissonance as an explanation of the genesis, evolution and persistence of Thabo Mbeki's HIV denialism

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-35

  Kenyon, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antiretrovirals; Causes; HIV AIDS; Neoliberalism; Policy; Political aspects; South Africa; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; COGNITION; DENIAL; EDUCATION; EVOLUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMANITIES; IDEOLOGY; INFECTION PREVENTION; MORPHOGENESIS; POLITICS; REVIEW; SCIENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

EID: 44449147750     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJAR.2008.7.1.4.432     Document Type: Review

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