Scientific surveillance and the control of AIDS: a call for open debate.
This paper reviews some of the history of AIDS in order to put into perspective the claim that AIDS is or will be the pandemic plague of the twentieth century. It is concluded that AIDS shows a relatively stable and predictable pattern in the developed world, and that open and unbiased debate about AIDS is long overdue.
Stewart
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University of Glasgow, UK.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000266:history / Q000517:prevention & control; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006678:HIV / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006291:Health Policy; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance