The politics of acquired immune deficiency syndrome/human immunodeficiency virus.
The political process is a decisive factor in determining how governmental funds are allocated for control of all diseases especially one as highly politicized as AIDS/HIV. This article discusses how this process works and how various community groups such as homosexual men, women, African-Americans, and the elderly are affected by the outcome.
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State University of New York, Health Sciences Center, Brooklyn.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000191:economics* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005380:Financing, Government; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000191:economics* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011057:Politics; D014481:United States; D014930:Women