title: [The impact of AIDS on the health care system].
abstract: Since the AIDS epidemic was first detected, it has had a profound influence on the organization of health services in the United States. In this essay, some of the more relevant aspects of this process are analyzed, and the main problems that need to be confronted in order to fight successfully against this serious disease are briefly stated.
authors.affiliation: Escuela de Salud Pública, Universidad de Harvard.
authors.forename: H V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Fineberg
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000191:economics*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States
vernacular_title: El impacto del SIDA sobre el sistema de atención a la salud.