Hospitalizations for AIDS, United States, 1984-85
| Autor: | M Moien, E J Graves |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1987 |
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Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Length of Stay Middle Aged medicine.disease Hospital care United States Hospitalization Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Immunopathology Epidemiology medicine Hospital discharge Humans Female Viral disease business Research Article |
| Popis: | Data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey on hospitalizations for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were analyzed for 1984-85. During 1984, an estimated 10,000 discharges from short-stay hospitals had a diagnosis of AIDS. In 1985, this figure more than doubled to 23,000. Ninety-seven percent of all AIDS discharges were male and 85 per cent were between the ages of 25 and 44. Hospitalizations for AIDS accounted for 510,000 days of hospital care and lasted an average of 15.6 days each. |
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