HIV and male circumcision--a systematic review with assessment of the quality of studies.

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Published in Lancet Infect Dis on March 01, 2005

Authors

N Siegfried1, M Muller, J Deeks, J Volmink, M Egger, N Low, S Walker, P Williamson

Author Affiliations

1: South African Cochrane Centre, Medical Research Council, South Africa. nsiegfried@cochrane.co.uk

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