Male circumcision and HIV risks and benefits for women

The Lancet

Volumn 374, Issue 9685, 2009, Pages 182-184

  Baeten, Jared M ^a   Celum, Connie ^a   Coates, Thomas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 67650403921     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61311-8     Document Type: Note

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