RACP's policy statement on infant male circumcision is ill-conceived.

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Published in Aust N Z J Public Health on February 01, 2006

Authors

Brian J Morris1, Stefan A Bailis, Xavier Castellsague, Thomas E Wiswell, Daniel T Halperin

Author Affiliations

1: School of Medical Sciences and Institute for Biomedical Research, University of Sydney, New South Wales. brianm@medsci.usyd.edu.au

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