Circumcision for prevention against HIV: Marked seasonal variation in demand and potential public sector readiness in Soweto, South Africa

Implementation Science

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  De Bruyn, Guy ^a   Smith, Martin D ^b   Gray, Glenda E ^a   McIntyre, James A ^a   Wesson, Russell ^b   Passos, Gary Dos ^b   Martinson, Neil A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 34247850726     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-2-2     Document Type: Article

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