Dialectical theory and the study of HIV/AIDS and other epidemics

Dialectical Anthropology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 403-427

  Friedman, Samuel R ^a   Rossi, Diana ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

AIDS; Dialectics; Epidemics; HIV; Infectious diseases; Nature; Social

Indexed keywords

EID: 82555180516     PISSN: 03044092     EISSN: 15730786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10624-011-9222-1     Document Type: Article

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