Prevention of HIV by male circumcision

British Medical Journal

Volumn 335, Issue 7609, 2007, Pages 4-5

  Karim, Quarraisha Abdool ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; CIRCUMCISION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RATE; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MASCULINITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PENIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFE SEX; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STAFF TRAINING;

CIRCUMCISION, MALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 34447521397     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39245.491169.BE     Document Type: Editorial

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