title: Lessons from the past: responding to the AIDS crisis.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mechanic
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Aiken
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D035082:Federal Government; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000639:trends*; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012923:Social Class; D014481:United States; D035862:Vulnerable Populations