Male circumcision for prevention of homosexual acquisition of HIV in men.

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Published in Cochrane Database Syst Rev on June 15, 2011

Authors

Charles Shey Wiysonge1, Eugene J Kongnyuy, Muki Shey, Adamson S Muula, Osric B Navti, Elie A Akl, Ying-Ru Lo

Author Affiliations

1: School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Anzio Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa, 7925.

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