Male circumcision for prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases

Pediatrics

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 821-822

  Flynn, Patricia ^a   Havens, Peter ^b   Brady, Michael ^c   Emmanuel, Patricia ^d   Read, Jennifer ^e   Hoyt, Laura ^f   Henry Reid, Lisa ^g   Van Dyke, Russell ^h   Mofenson, Lynne ^e  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^e EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^f CHILDREN S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^g Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^h TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENITAL TRACT CANCER; HERPES; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MEDICAID; NEWBORN CARE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ULCUS MOLLE; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CIRCUMCISION, MALE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 34147155340     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-3694     Document Type: Note

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