TY - JOUR
T1 - Targeted HIV-Prevention Programs
AU - Des Jarlais, Don C.
AU - Padian, Nancy S.
AU - Winkelstein, Warren
PY - 1994/11/24
Y1 - 1994/11/24
N2 - There had been 243,423 deaths from AIDS in the United States through June 30, 1994.1 About 40,000 new infections with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) occur annually.2 Given the human suffering, lost economic productivity, and medical costs associated with HIV infection, the present level of new infections is unacceptable. One problem with current prevention efforts is a lack of resources. The budget of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the leading federal agency for HIV prevention, allocates less than $200 million for programs to change high-risk behavior (Jones TS, CDC: personal communication). Since costs for medical care are…
AB - There had been 243,423 deaths from AIDS in the United States through June 30, 1994.1 About 40,000 new infections with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) occur annually.2 Given the human suffering, lost economic productivity, and medical costs associated with HIV infection, the present level of new infections is unacceptable. One problem with current prevention efforts is a lack of resources. The budget of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the leading federal agency for HIV prevention, allocates less than $200 million for programs to change high-risk behavior (Jones TS, CDC: personal communication). Since costs for medical care are…
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM199411243312112
DO - 10.1056/NEJM199411243312112
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 7969287
AN - SCOPUS:0028779840
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 331
SP - 1451
EP - 1453
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 21
ER -