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S1 1986 (Volume 64)
Quarterly Article
Lewis H. Kuller
Lawrence A. Kingsley
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The AIDS epidemic was engrafted on a substantial and rising epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases. Complex social, political, and professional factors are examined through a single risk group to illuminate the initial and continuing failure to combat the epidemic. Selective traditional public health control measures, applied vigorously and creatively within a new legal framework, are still appropriate.
Author(s): Lewis H. Kuller; Lawrence A. Kingsley
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Volume 64, Issue S1 (pages 56–78) Published in 1986
