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HIV infection in developing countries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 September 2011

Michel Caraël  and
Peter Piot
Michel Caraël
Affiliation:
Institute of Sociology, Universite Libre de Bruxelles
Peter Piot
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
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Shortly after the first reports on the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the United States, it became clear that the disease was also particularly frequent in Haitians living in North America (Pitchenik et at., 1983; Curran et al., 1985) and in Africans seen in Europe for medical care (Katlama et al., 1984; Clumeck et al., 1984). Subsequently, surveys in Haiti and in Central Africa confirmed the occurrence of epidemic foci of AIDS in these areas (Pape et al., 1983; Malebranche et al., 1983; Piot et al., 1984; Van de Perre et al., 1984).

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Factors affecting mortality
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 21 , supplement S10: Health Interventions and Mortality Change in Developing Countries , 1989 , pp. 35 - 50
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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