A 'snip' in time: What is the best age to circumcise?

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Morris, Brian J ^a   Waskett, Jake H ^b   Banerjee, Joya ^c   Wamai, Richard G ^d   Tobian, Aaron A R ^e   Gray, Ronald H ^e   Bailis, Stefan A ^f   Bailey, Robert C ^g   Klausner, Jeffrey D ^h   Willcourt, Robin J ⁱ   Halperin, Daniel T ^j   Wiswell, Thomas E ^k   Mindel, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Circumcision Independent Reference and Commentary Service   (United Kingdom)

^c Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS   (South Africa)

^d NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^f Research and Education Association on Circumcision Health Effects   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^j IL   (United States)

^k Center for Neonatal Care   (United States)

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Author keywords

Adolescent health; Cervical cancer; Circumcision; Dermatology; Foreskin; Infant health; Penile cancer; Psychology; Public health; Sexually transmitted infections; Surgery; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BALANOPOSTHITIS; CANCER PREVENTION; CIRCUMCISION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GENITAL HERPES; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANCY; INFECTION RISK; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MEDICAL ETHICS; PAIN; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PENIS CANCER; PHIMOSIS; PLEASURE; RISK REDUCTION; RWANDA; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SKIN INJURY; SWEDEN; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; WOUND HEALING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ECONOMICS; INFANT; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PENIS DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; CULTURE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PENILE DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84857408249     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-12-20     Document Type: Article

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