The Influence of Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Educational Attainment on Human Immunodeficiency Virus Death Rates Among Adults, 1993-2007 | Zendy

Edgar P. Simard | Zendy; Mesfin Fransua | Zendy; Deepa Naishadham | Zendy; Ahmedin Jemal | Zendy

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The Influence of Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Educational Attainment on Human Immunodeficiency Virus Death Rates Among Adults, 1993-2007

Author(s) -

Edgar P. Simard,

Mesfin Fransua,

Deepa Naishadham,

Ahmedin Jemal

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

archives of internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1538-3679

pISSN - 0003-9926

DOI - 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.4508

Subject(s) - demography , socioeconomic status , ethnic group , medicine , educational attainment , population , mortality rate , gerontology , proxy (statistics) , race (biology) , biology , machine learning , sociology , anthropology , computer science , economics , economic growth , botany

Overall declines in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) mortality may mask patterns for subgroups, and prior studies of disparities in mortality have used area-level vs individual-level socioeconomic status measures. The aim of this study was to examine temporal trends in HIV mortality by sex, race/ethnicity, and individual level of education (as a proxy for socioeconomic status).

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