Errors in meta-analysis by Van Howe

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 216-218

  Waskett, J H ^a   Morris, B J ^b   Weiss, H A ^c  

^a Circumcision Independent Reference and Commentary Service   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDIA; CIRCUMCISION; ERROR; GENITAL ULCER; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URETHRITIS;

EID: 62249160727     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.008126     Document Type: Letter

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