Male circumcision in the United States for the prevention of HIV infection and other adverse health outcomes: Report from a CDC consultation

Public Health Reports

Volumn 125, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 72-82

  Smith, Dawn K ^a   Taylor, Allan ^a   Kilmarx, Peter H ^a   Sullivan, Patrick ^a   Warner, Lee ^b   Kamb, Mary ^a   Bock, Naomi ^a   Kohmescher, Bob ^a   Mastro, Timothy D ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; BLEEDING; CELLULITIS; CIRCUMCISION; CONSULTATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL COUNSELING; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; MALE; NEWBORN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

ADULT; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CIRCUMCISION, MALE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951850863     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00333549101250s110     Document Type: Review

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