How does male circumcision protect against HIV infection?

BMJ

Volumn 320, Issue 7249, 2000, Pages 1592-

  Szabo, Robert ^a   Short, Roger ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; NONOXINOL 9; VIRUS RECEPTOR;

CIRCUMCISION; DRUG DESIGN; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; PENIS; PREPUCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SKIN IRRITATION; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS; ANIMAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; MACACA; MUCOSA; PENIS DISEASE; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MACACA; MALE; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PENILE DISEASES; PENIS;

EID: 0034630972     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7249.1592     Document Type: Article

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