Racial/ethnic disparities in HIV diagnoses among persons aged 50 years and older in 37 US States, 2005-2008

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1527-1534

  Linley, Laurie ^a   Prejean, Joseph ^a   An, Qian ^a   Chen, Mi ^a   Hall, H Irene ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864360768     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300431     Document Type: Article

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