Ignoring evidence of circumcision benefits

Pediatrics

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 385-387

  Schoen, Edgar J ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALANOPOSTHITIS; CIRCUMCISION; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEWBORN PERIOD; NOTE; PENIS CANCER; PHIMOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MALE; NEWBORN; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CIRCUMCISION, MALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746857803     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-2881     Document Type: Note

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