

Aids2(MASS)                                  R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n_:

     Data on patients diagnosed with AIDS in Australia
     before 1 July 1991.

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s_:

   state: Grouped state of origin: NSW includes ACT and
          `"other"' is WA, SA, NT and TAS.

     sex: Sex of patient

    diag: (Julian) date of diagnosis

   death: (Julian) date of death or end of observation

  status: `"A"' (alive) or `"D"' (dead) at end of observa-
          tion

 T.categ: Reported transmission category

     age: Age (years) at diagnosis

_F_o_r_m_a_t_:

     This data frame contains 2843 rows and the following
     columns:

_N_o_t_e_:

     This data set has been slightly jittered as a condition
     of its release, to ensure patient confidentiality.

_S_o_u_r_c_e_:

     Dr P. J. Solomon and the Australian National Centre in
     HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research.

