title: Update: mortality attributable to HIV infection among persons aged 25-44 years--United States, 1994.
abstract: During the 1980s, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the cause of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), emerged as a leading cause of death in the United States. In 1993, HIV infection became the most common cause of death among persons aged 25-44 years. This report updates national trends in deaths caused by HIV infection in 1994, which continue to increase.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology