The cost and impact of male circumcision on HIV/AIDS in Botswana

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Bollinger, Lori A ^a   Stover, John ^a   Musuka, Godfrey ^b   Fidzani, Boga ^b,c   Moeti, Themba ^b   Busang, Lesego ^b  

^a AVENIR HEALTH   (United States)

^b African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships   (Botswana)

^c National AIDS Coordinating Agency   (Botswana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS PATIENT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; CIRCUMCISION; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG COST; EPIDEMIC; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROGRAM FEASIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SCALE UP; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 85013191943     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-12-7     Document Type: Article

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