Male circumcision and HIV heterozexual transmission;A circuncisão masculina e a transmissão heterossexual do HIV

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 678-686

  Eyer Silva, Walter A ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO GAFFRÉE E GUINLE   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Africa; Circumcision; Heterosexual transmission; HIV infections, prevention and control; HIV infections, transmission

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; BRAZIL; CIRCUMCISION; CONDOM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; NEOPLASM; PREPUCE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0345257298     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102003000500022     Document Type: Review

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