title: The prevalence of HIV and AIDS in older people.
abstract: HIV/AIDS is now a world-wide problem affecting individuals of all ages and from many backgrounds. Health-care professionals may not give sufficient consideration to the possibility of HIV infection in older people. Misdiagnosis of AIDS in older people has serious implications for care and infection risks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing Studies, University of Edinburgh.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tordoff
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors