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Article: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome - Dade County, Florida, 1981-1990.
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- July 26, 1991
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In the United States, the impact of the epidemic of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has been most substantial in urban areas. In addition, AIDS has differentially affected racial/ethnic minority groups. This report characterizes the epidemiology of AIDS through 1990 in Dade County (which includes incorporated Miami), Florida (1990 population: 1.937 million), an urban area with a diversity of racial/ethnic groups and cultures. The findings in this report are based on survillance data from CDC's AIDS Public Information Data Set [1,2] and from the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services' (HRS) AIDS Program [3].
Through 1990, Dade County ...