Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về hóa học được đăng trên tạp chí sinh học đề tài : Special theme on HIV and disability - time for closer bonds | Journal of the International AIDS Society BioMed Central Open Access Special theme on HIV and disability - time for closer bonds Shirin Heidari 1 and Susan Kippax2 Address 1International AIDS Society Geneva Switzerland and 2National Centre in HIV Social Research University of New South Wales Sydney Australia Email Shirin Heidari - Susan Corresponding author Published 9 November 2009 Received 7 October 2009 Journal of the International AIDS Society 2009 12 26 doi 1758-2652-12-26 Accepted 9 November 2009 This article is available from http content 12 1 26 2009 Heidari and Kippax licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract__ With the success of antiretrovirals and increased access to this lifesaving treatment the life expectancy of people living with HIV has been substantially increased and in many instances is comparable to that of the general population. However HIV infection as well as its treatment can cause physical psychological or social disabilities that prevent people living with HIV from full and equal participation in society. At the same time there is evidence that people with disabilities are at greater risk of contracting HIV. Although more attention is being paid to these overlapping fields the field of HIV and disability remains largely overlooked. The Journal of the International AIDS Society is publishing for the first time a thematic section consisting of a number of papers on HIV and disability to provide readers with an update of developments in the field. Editorial Disabilities associated with HIV infection .
