Circumcision reduces prostate cancer risk

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 661-662

  Morris, Brian J ^a   Waskett, Jake H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BALANITIS; BALANOPOSTHITIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CHLAMYDIA; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CIRCUMCISION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GONORRHEA; HEALTH CARE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; INDONESIA; MALAYSIA; MALE; NOTE; PENIS CANCER; POLYOMA VIRUS; PROSTATE CANCER; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOMATIC MUTATION; SOUTH KOREA; SWEDEN; TERMINAL CARE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; UNITED STATES; URETHRITIS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 84866233928     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2012.47     Document Type: Note

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