Regarding "Male and Female Circumcision Associated with Prevalent HIV Infection in Virgins and Adolescents in Kenya, Lesotho, and Tanzania"

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 923-925

  adams, j ^a   Trinitapoli, J ^b   Poulin, M ^c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CIRCUMCISION; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; JUVENILE; KENYA; LESOTHO; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TANZANIA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE;

EID: 35348863709     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.05.009     Document Type: Letter

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