Circumcision - A surgical strategy for HIV prevention in Africa

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 359, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 2412-2415

  Katz, Ingrid T ^a   Wright, Alexi A ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CIRCUMCISION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 57349086059     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp0805791     Document Type: Article

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