Circumcision in Australia: Prevalence and effects on sexual health

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 547-554

  Richters, Juliet ^a   Smith, Anthony M A ^b   De Visser, Richard O ^c   Grulich, Andrew E ^d   Rissel, Christopher E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e Western Sydney Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Candidiasis; Circumcision; Sex disorders; Sexual behaviour; Sexually transmissible diseases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANDIDIASIS; CIRCUMCISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MASTURBATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENIS ERECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 33747837708     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: 09564624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646206778145730     Document Type: Article

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