Sex experts and medical scientists join forces against a common foe: AIDS
1988; American Medical Association; Volume: 259; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1001/jama.259.5.641
ISSN1538-3598
Autores Tópico(s)Gender Roles and Identity Studies
ResumoNEW STRATEGIES for controlling acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were sought at the first national conference to focus the efforts of sexual behavior experts as well as medical scientists on the pandemic disease. A four-day symposium, "AIDS and Sex: An Integrated Biomedical and Biobehavioral Approach," held in Bloomington, Ind, was cosponsored by the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Nearly 100 researchers and clinicians, including several from other countries, reported results of studies, described ongoing programs, and suggested future action. In an atmosphere heavy with a sense of mission but balanced by the ebullient oversight of cochair June M. Reinisch, PhD, professor of psychology at Indiana University and director of the Kinsey Institute, the participants shared perspectives and joined in spirited discussions aimed at reaching solutions to a problem that,
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