On remedicalisation: male circumcision in the United States and Great Britain

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 613-630

  Carpenter, Laura M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bodies; Circumcision; Health; Medicalisation; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CIRCUMCISION; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; RELIGION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; HIV INFECTIONS; UTILIZATION;

CIRCUMCISION, MALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954128008     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2009.01233.x     Document Type: Article

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