title: Beral et al's 1990 paper on Kaposi's sarcoma among persons with AIDS: demonstrating the power of descriptive epidemiology.
abstract: Here we discuss the impact of Beral et al's 1990 paper "Kaposi's sarcoma among persons with AIDS: a sexually transmitted infection?" Not only did this paper galvanise research into the underlying infectious cause of Kaposi's sarcoma, it also demonstrated the power of observational epidemiology in pointing the way towards major discoveries.
authors.affiliation: MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Entebbe, Uganda; Department of Health Sciences, University or York, UK. Electronic address: Rob.Newton@mrcuganda.org.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Newton
authors.affiliation: Viral Oncology Section, AIDS and Cancer Virus Program, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Whitby
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Beral; Kaposi's; Sarcoma