Years of potential life lost due to HIV infection in the United States

AIDS

Volumn 11, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 1635-1639

  Selik, Richard M ^a,b   Chu, Susan Y ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Cause of death trends; Epidemiology and mortality; HIV infection; Life expectancy; Longevity; Mortality trends; United States

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DEATH CERTIFICATES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030730104     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199713000-00013     Document Type: Article

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