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The chapters in this volume dealing with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) constitute an urgent call to action. The problem is: What action? In this rapidly changing field, controversy surrounds detailed proposals, but the principles on which action should be based are, or at least ought to be, unchanging.

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Sidel, V.W. (1989). The prevention of AIDS. In: Imperato, P.J. (eds) Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0807-2_27

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