The first cut is the deepest? Medicolegal aspects of male circumcision

BJU International

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 332-338

  Gerharz, E W ^a   Haarmann, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; CIRCUMCISION; CYST; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PHIMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STENOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URETHRA INJURY;

AGE FACTORS; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; PENILE DISEASES; URETHRA; UROLOGY;

EID: 0033864237     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00103.x     Document Type: Review

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