The survival experience of older and younger adults with AIDS: Is there a growing gap in survival?

Research on Aging

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 665-685

  Justice, Amy C ^a   Weissman, Sharon ^a  

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ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTION RISK; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SENESCENCE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0031764979     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027598206003     Document Type: Article

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