Snip and prevent! Medically performed circumcision - A strategy for reducing the transmission of HIV

South African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 66-68

  Titus, M J ^a   Moodley, J ^b  

^a GREY'S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDOM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 58049083553     PISSN: 00382329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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