Age-specific prevalence rates of phimosis and circumcision in Taiwanese boys

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 302-307

  Ko, Ming Chung ^a,b   Liu, Chih Kuang ^a,b   Lee, Wen Kai ^a   Jeng, Huey Sheng ^a   Chiang, Han Sun ^b   Li, Chung Yi ^b  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Circumcision; Phimosis; Prepuce

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CIRCUMCISION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PENIS GLANS; PHIMOSIS; PREPUCE; PREVALENCE; SAMPLING; TAIWAN; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34248652686     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60256-4     Document Type: Article

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