Male circumcision and human papillomavirus infection in men: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 204, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1375-1390

  Larke, Natasha ^a   Thomas, Sara L ^a   Dos Santos Silva, Isabel ^a   Weiss, Helen A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

CIRCUMCISION; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PENIS GLANS; PREPUCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URETHRA; WART VIRUS;

CIRCUMCISION, MALE; CONDYLOMATA ACUMINATA; DNA, VIRAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 80053406131     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir523     Document Type: Review

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