Foreskin length in uncircumcised men is associated with subpreputial wetness

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 821-823

  O'Farrell, N ^a,b   Chung, C K ^a   Weiss, H A ^b  

^a EALING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genital hygiene; Male circumcision; Penile wetness; STDs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BALANITIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CIRCUMCISION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MICTURITION; NONSPECIFIC URETHRITIS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PENIS DISEASE; PENIS GLANS; PREPUCE; PREPUCE WETNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY TRACT; UROGENITAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BALANITIS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; FORESKIN; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; PENILE DISEASES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; URETHRITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57349199294     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008106     Document Type: Article

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