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The epidemic of AIDS: a failure of public health policy.

Milbank Q. 1986;64 Suppl 1:56-78. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/87064112
Kuller LH; Kingsley LA

Abstract: The AIDS epidemic was engrafted on a substantial and rising epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases. Complex social, political, and professional factors are examined through a single risk group to illuminate the initial and continuing failure to combat the epidemic. Selective traditional public health control measures, applied vigorously and creatively within a new legal framework, are still appropriate.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL Health Education *Health Policy Human Mass Screening *Public Health United States JOURNAL ARTICLE

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