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Richard B. Pearce, PhD
San Francisco

JAMA. 1986;256(5):590-591.

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To the Editor.—

Because there are no data to indicate that "soldiers are more likely to lie (about homosexuality or IV drug use) than civilians," Redfield et al¹ conclude that they are telling the truth. Unfortunately, the mere absence of data to the contrary does not by itself make the opposite assertion true; if it did, science would be a much simpler thing. And yet the authors cite their observation (which is what it is) of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) among ten married servicemen, who claim contact with European prostitutes as their only risk factor, as evidence helping to substantiate the idea that human T-cell lymphotropic virus type III (HTLV-III) can be transmitted sexually from women to men. We are given the conclusion that "HTLV-III is a bidirectional sexually transmitted disease [sic]," which the authors find in "non-drug-using, strictly heterosexual men."

While it is true that in Africa, the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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