Safety of task-shifting for male medical circumcision: A systematic review and meta-analysis

AIDS

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 559-566

  Ford, Nathan ^a,b   Chu, Kathryn ^b,c   Mills, Edward J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adverse events; HIV prevention; Male medical circumcision; Task shifting

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EVENT; BLEEDING; CIRCUMCISION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGEON; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81555230674     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32834f3264     Document Type: Review

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