title: HIV and Aging Research in Women: An Overview.
abstract: This paper reviews some background issues as a foundation to place the ensuing supplement papers of this special issue section in context. The articles in this special supplement issue deepen and expand our understanding of biomedical, neurocognitive, and psychosocial aspects involved in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) of older women, primarily through the use of the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) prospective cohort study. As it relates to research on the intersection between HIV and aging in women, we discuss (i) epidemiology as introduction, (ii) the cohort study design featuring the WIHS, (iii) definitions, (iv) models, and (v) section articles.
authors: National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. dstoff@mail.nih.gov.
authors: David M
authors: DM
authors: Stoff
authors: National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors: Deborah
authors: D
authors: Colosi
authors: Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Rubtsova
authors: Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
authors: Gina
authors: G
authors: Wingood
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D035843:Biomedical Research; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016387:Women's Health
keywords: Aging; Aging/HIV definitions; Aging/HIV models; HIV; Women; Women’s Interagency HIV Study (WIHS)