Voluntary medical male circumcision: matching demand and supply with quality and efficiency in a high-volume campaign in Iringa Region, Tanzania.

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Published in PLoS Med on November 29, 2011

Authors

Hally R Mahler1, Baldwin Kileo, Kelly Curran, Marya Plotkin, Tigistu Adamu, Augustino Hellar, Sifuni Koshuma, Simeon Nyabenda, Michael Machaku, Mainza Lukobo-Durrell, Delivette Castor, Emmanuel Njeuhmeli, Bennett Fimbo

Author Affiliations

1: Jhpiego/Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. hmahler@jhpiego.net

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