Seroepidemiology of HIV infection in two cohorts of intravenous drug users in New York City

Few issues have been able to capture the attention of the scientific community and the lay public in the manner that the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has. Despite significant advances in many areas, the morbidity and mortality statistics remain as somber reminders of the devastation att...

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Published in:Journal of the National Medical Association 1988-12, Vol.80 (12), p.1313-1317
Main Author: Brown, Jr, L S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - epidemiology
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - ethnology
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - etiology
Adolescent
Adult
African Americans
Cohort Studies
Female
Hispanic Americans
HIV-1
human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Injections, Intravenous - adverse effects
Male
Middle Aged
Needles
New York City
Original Communications
Substance-Related Disorders
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Summary:Few issues have been able to capture the attention of the scientific community and the lay public in the manner that the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has. Despite significant advances in many areas, the morbidity and mortality statistics remain as somber reminders of the devastation attributed to this epidemic. This devastation appears particularly acute among those portions of the population already subject to the least desirable health status indicators. Efforts directed at known methods of disease acquisition and populations with a disproportionately greater susceptibility may serve as important foci of health prevention. To this end, intravenous drug users and minority group members present some interesting interrelationships.
ISSN:0027-9684