title: Annotation: wanted--a simple and meaningful HIV staging system.
authors.affiliation: Harlem Hospital Center/Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: el-Sadr
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Neaton
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D001900:Boston; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index