Infant male circumcision and future health disparities

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 962-963

  Leibowitz, Arleen A ^a   Desmond, Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCUMCISION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WART VIRUS;

CIRCUMCISION, MALE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 84867132780     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.1710     Document Type: Editorial

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