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Silvia Giménez Rodríguez1, Juan Manuel Morillo Velázquez2
1a Sociology, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos , Madrid , Spain.
Abstract:
More than 35 years after the description of the first cases of a new immunodeficiency syndrome that was named AIDS, health care providers hardly have a global perspective of those factors that coexist with this syndrome and also contribute to immunosupression and progression of disease. This report presents some of these factors (drug use, nutrition, psychological conditions, socioeconomic factors) to propose some areas of research and intervention strategies that could prevent the progression of HIV/AIDS.
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