Southern Calif. providers launch campaign to test transfusion recipients for AIDS virus.
Southern California hospital and physician groups are urging all recipients of blood transfusions in the early 1980s to get an AIDS test so they can seek care before they become ill. The drive emphasizes recent studies confirming that drugs can prolong and improve the lives of people infected with the AIDS virus.
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