Uptake of male circumcision in an hiv vaccine efficacy trial

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 108-110

  De Bruyn, Guy ^a   Martinson, Neil A ^a,b   Nkala, Busisiwe D ^a   Tshabangu, Nkeko ^a   Shilaluka, George ^a   Kublin, James ^c   Corey, Lawrence ^c   Gray, Glenda E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAG PROTEIN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS VACCINE; HVTN 503; NEF PROTEIN; POL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFRICA; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL TRIAL; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS VACCINES; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651162301     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181a03622     Document Type: Letter

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