The potential of involving traditional practitioners in the scaling up of male circumcision in the context of HIV prevention in Tanzania.

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Published in Tanzan J Health Res on January 01, 2012

Authors

Stella P Kilima1, Elizabeth H Shayo, Judith Msovela, Kesheni P Senkoro, Benjamin K Mayala, Leonard E G Mboera, Julius J Massaga

Author Affiliations

1: National Institute for Medical Research, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. stellakilima@yahoo.com

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