Neonatal circumcision and penile inflammation in young boys

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 329-333

  Van Howe, Robert S ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Balanitis; Neonatal circumcision; Penile inflammation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; PENIS DISEASE; PHYSICIAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SAMPLE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BALANITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 34247210210     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922806295708     Document Type: Article

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