Male Circumcision for Prevention of HIV Transmission: What the New Data Mean for HIV Prevention in the United States
Open Access
- 24 July 2007
- journal article
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Medicine
- Vol. 4 (7) , e223
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0040223
Abstract
Recent clinical trials in Africa found that male circumcision reduces the risk of acquiring HIV from heterosexual sex--what are the implications of these studies for the United States?Keywords
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