From Library Journal This rational approach to understanding the present public health crisis is a significantly revised edition of Gong's Understanding AIDS: a comprehensive guide (Rutgers， 1985). Each of the 25 essays， contributed by experts in the fields of health care， social welfare， education， and law， provides in clear language current information about AIDs. In addition to the most recent medical research， the psychological， social， legal， and spiritual ramifications of the epidemic are explored. A glossary of medical terminology， extensive references which serve as a bibliography， and a list of national and state health resources， hotlines， and referral centers enhance this recommended resource for the layperson. James E. Van Buskirk， Academy of Art Coll. Lib.， San Francisco， Cal.Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information， Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.