When AIDS began : San Francisco and the making of an epidemic / Michelle Cochrane.

New York : Routledge, 2004.

xxvii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

The sociology of knowledge on HIV and AIDS -- The medicalization of gay desire in San Francisco (1978-1983) -- The early demographics of AIDS: case studies of the first nine gay male AIDS cases in San Francisco -- More gay men reported with AIDS in San Francisco: 15 case studies from 1981 -- The mechanics of AIDS surveillance: an historical critique of the demography of risk -- AIDS surveillance statistics: changing the subjects and object of study -- Conclusion.

Includes bibliographical references and index.