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HIV Infection in Minority Populations

Internet URL

http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/Minor.htm

Sponsoring Agency

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health

Description

Minority populations in the United States, primarily African Americans and Hispanics, constitute 57 percent of the more than 700,000 cases of AIDS reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) since the epidemic began in 1981.

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Review Date

5/13/2004

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