Male circumcision and HIV prevention

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4 I, 2007, Pages 838-843

  Vardi, Yoram ^a   Sadeghi Nejad, Hossein ^b   Pollack, Shimon ^a   Aisuodionoe Shadrach, Oseremen I ^c   Sharlip, Ira D ^d  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Asokoro Hospital   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; HIV infection; ISSM; Male circumcision; WHO

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURAL FACTOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIAN; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PANDEMIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SAFE SEX; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 34447504471     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00511.x     Document Type: Article

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