Self-report is a valid measure of circumcision status in homosexual men

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 187-188

  Templeton, David J ^a,b   Mao, L ^c   Prestage, G P ^a   Jin, F ^a   Kaldor, J M ^a   Grulich, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CIRCUMCISION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF DISCLOSURE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; COHORT STUDIES; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 45549095931     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2007.029645     Document Type: Article

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