Open AccessExamination of Inequalities in HIV/AIDS Mortality in the United States From a Fundamental Cause Perspective
Author(s) -
Marcie S. Rubin,
Cynthia G. Colen,
Bruce G. Link
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2009.170241
Subject(s) - demography , medicine , socioeconomic status , public health , psychological intervention , mortality rate , population , inequality , gerontology , epidemiology , environmental health , surgery , sociology , pathology , mathematical analysis , mathematics , psychiatry
We examined changes in socioeconomic status (SES) and Black to White inequalities in HIV/AIDS mortality in the United States before and after the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).