Data on patients diagnosed with AIDS in Australia before 1 July 1991.
This data frame contains 2843 rows and the following columns:
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 observation.
T.categ
Reported transmission category.
age
Age (years) at diagnosis.
Note
This data set has been slightly jittered as a condition of its release, to ensure patient confidentiality.
Source
Dr P. J. Solomon and the Australian National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research.
References
Venables, W. N. and Ripley, B. D. (2002) Modern Applied Statistics with S. Fourth edition. Springer.
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