Mortality in young adults in England and Wales: The impact of the HIV epidemic

AIDS

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1535-1541

  Nylén, Gunnar ^a   Mortimer, Janet ^b   Evans, Barry ^b   Gill, Noël ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

HIV mortality; Mortality trends in England and Wales; Years of potential life lost

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH CERTIFICATE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 0032841229     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199908200-00014     Document Type: Article

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