Circumcision - What's wrong with plastic rings?

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 126-128

  Millard, Peter S ^a  

^a Ilha de Moc mbique   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOACRYLATE;

ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; CLAMP; DEVICE SAFETY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PLASTIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SUTURE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84857676869     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/samj.5419     Document Type: Article

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