Genital ulcerative disease and sexually transmitted urethritis and circumcision: A meta-analysis

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 799-809

  Van Howe, Robert S ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chancroid; Chlamydial infections; Circumcision; Genital discharge syndrome; Genital ulcerative disease; Gonorrhoea; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CIRCUMCISION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENITAL ULCER; GONORRHEA; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ULCUS MOLLE; URETHRITIS; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; ULCER;

CIRCUMCISION, MALE; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; ULCER; URETHRITIS;

EID: 39549089373     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646207782717045     Document Type: Article

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