Effect of circumcision on incidence of urinary tract infection in preschool boys

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-27

  Craig, J C ^a   Knight, J F ^a   Sureshkumar, P ^a   Mantz, E ^a   Roy, L P ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CIRCUMCISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0030044366     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(96)70423-7     Document Type: Article

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