Journal Title
Title of Journal: Arch Dermatol
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Abbravation: Archives of Dermatology
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Publisher
American Medical Association
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Publish Date: 1995/04/01
Volume: 131, Issue: 4, Pages: 395-396
Abstract
IN 1993 human immunodeficiency virus HIV/ acquired immunodeficiency syndrome AIDS was the fourth leading cause of death among women aged 2544 years in the United States1 in addition the incidence of AIDS is increasing more rapidly among women than men2 Women with AIDS reported in 1994 represented 13 of the cumulative total of 58448 cases among women This report presents characteristics of women and men reported with AIDS in 1994 summarizes trends in cases reported during 19851994 and describes findings of an HIV seroprevalence survey among childbearing women during 19891993AIDS Surveillance In 1994 of the 79674 persons aged greater than or equal to 13 years reported with AIDS 14081 18 occurred among women—nearly threefold greater than the proportion 534 of 8153 reported in 1985 in addition the proportion of cases among women has increased steadily since 1985 The median age of women reported with AIDS was 35
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citation title=Recommendations of the US Public Health Service Task Force on the Use of Zidovudine to Reduce Perinatal Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus citation author=CDC MMWR citation year=1994 citation volume=43 citation issue=RR11
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