Comparing direct costs of facility-based shang ring provision versus a standard surgical technique for voluntary medical male circumcision in Zambia

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Bratt, John H ^a   Zyambo, Zude ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs; HIV; Male circumcision; Shang Ring; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; CIRCUMCISION DEVICE; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCALPEL; SHANG RING DEVICE; SUTURE; WOUND DRESSING; ZAMBIA;

CIRCUMCISION, MALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84880204466     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31828e9526     Document Type: Article

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