Hospitalizations for AIDS, United States, 1984-85.
- 1 June 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 77 (6) , 729-730
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.77.6.729
Abstract
Data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey on hospitalizations for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were analyzed for 1984-85. During 1984, an estimated 10,000 discharges from short-stay hospitals had a diagnosis of AIDS. In 1985, this figure more than doubled to 23,000. Ninety-seven percent of all AIDS discharges were male and 85 per cent were between the ages of 25 and 44. Hospitalizations for AIDS accounted for 510,000 days of hospital care and lasted an average of 15.6 days each.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: