The cost to circumcise Africa

International Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 307-316

  McAllister, Ryan G ^a   Travis, John W ^c   Bollinger, Dan ^c   Rutiser, Claire ^b   Sundar, Veeraraghavan ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Tott Inc   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Africa; Circumcision; Condoms; Health costs; HIV AIDS

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; CONDOM; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL VALUE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SOCIAL MARKETING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 61749100731     PISSN: 15326306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3149/jmh.0703.307     Document Type: Article

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