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The acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a relatively new infectious disease, transmitted mainly through blood and sexual contact, which first appeared in the US in 1980 and in Western Europe a few years later.
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Bijlsma, P.R.E. (1990). The Costs of Hospital Care of AIDS Patients at the Teaching Hospital of the University of Amsterdam. In: Schwefel, D., Leidl, R., Rovira, J., Drummond, M.F. (eds) Economic Aspects of AIDS and HIV Infection. Health Systems Research. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84089-0_14
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