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Article: Update: mortality attributable to HIV infection among persons aged 25-44 years - United States, 1994.
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- February 16, 1996
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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 (1). 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.
Provisional estimates of deaths in 1993 and 1994 were based on a 10% sample of death certificates of U.S. residents filed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia Z3). Demographic data were reported by funeral directors, and causes of death were reported by physicians, medical examiners, ...