Review: A critical evaluation of arguments opposing male circumcision for HIV prevention in developed countries

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1565-1575

  Morris, Brian J ^a   Bailey, Robert C ^b   Klausner, Jeffrey D ^c   Leibowitz, Arleen ^d   Wamai, Richard G ^e   Waskett, Jake H ^f   Banerjee, Joya ^g   Halperin, Daniel T ^h   Zoloth, Laurie ⁱ   Weiss, Helen A ^j   Hankins, Catherine A ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

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

^h University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

ⁱ NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

circumcision; evidence based evaluation; HIV; preventative medicine; public health policy

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CHILD DEATH; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONDOM; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EVALUATION; FINLAND; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; ISRAEL; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE GENITAL TRACT CANCER; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; NORWAY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 84868536362     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2012.661836     Document Type: Review

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