Deadly AIDS policy failure by the highest levels of the US government: A personal look back 30 years later for lessons to respond better to future epidemics

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 290-300

  Francis, Donald P ^a  

^a Global Solutions for Infectious Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; epidemic; government failure; history; HIV; public health

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; EPIDEMIC; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HIV-1; HUMANS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865345549     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2012.14     Document Type: Review

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