Commentary: Male circumcision for prevention of heterosexual acquisition of HIV in men: Perspective from a trial team

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 970-971

  Gray, R H ^a   Tobian, A ^a   Kigozi, G ^a   Wawer, M J ^a   Serwadda, D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCUMCISION; HERPES SIMPLEX; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; VAGINITIS;

EID: 77956273096     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyq108     Document Type: Note

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