Neonatal circumcision does not reduce HIV/AIDS infection rates

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 762-766

  Sidler, Daniel ^a   Smith, Johan ^a   Rode, Heinz ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS VACCINE; METICILLIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONDOM; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH BELIEF; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; HUMAN RIGHTS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PEER REVIEW; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POVERTY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL BELIEF; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; VACCINE PRODUCTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CIRCUMCISION, MALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 57149120326     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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