121 Update: Mortality Attributed to HIV Infection Among Persons Aged 25-44 Years--United States, 1994
MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, February 16, 1996/Vol. 45/No. 06 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
SUMMARY: 121 During the 1980s, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the cause of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), emerged as a leading cause of death in the United States. In 1993, HIV infection became the most common cause of death among persons aged 25-44 years. This report updates national trends in deaths caused by HIV infection in 1994, which continue to increase.
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