Modelling the public health impact of male circumcision for HIV prevention in high prevalence areas in Africa

Modelling the public health impact of male circumcision for HIV prevention in high prevalence areas in Africa

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Recent clinical trials in Africa, in combination with several observational epidemiological studies, have provided evidence that male circumcision can reduce HIV female-to-male transmission risk by 60% or more. However, the public he...

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Main Authors:	Moses Stephen, Nagelkerke Nico JD, de Vlas Sake J, Bailey Robert C
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2007-03-01
Series:	BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:	http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/7/16

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