Word: redfield
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...public should know that if they choose to, they can do early diagnosis of HIV infection cheaply, they can do it in a logistically feasible way and they can do it with a great deal of accuracy," said Dr. Robert R. Redfield of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Washington...
...Redfield, who is one of the nation's most persistent advocates of widespread testing, said the latest findings show this is untrue. He believes doctors should routinely check for AIDS just as they do for cancer, heart disease' and other illnesses...
...Redfield suggests that AIDS screening be part of routine testing of hospital patients, pregnant women, marriage license applicants and clients of venereal disease and drug abuse programs. The aim is to spot the infection early, when its symptoms can often be controlled, if not cured, and when carriers can be persuaded not to spread the disease to others...
...this, Redfield responded, "I think it's an unusual time when the Department of Defense can do things cheaper, quicker and more accurate than the private sector...