Boily, M-C and Desai, K and Masse, B and Gumel, A (2008) Incremental role of male circumcision on a generalised HIV epidemic through its protective effect against other sexually transmitted infections: from efficacy to effectiveness to population-level impact. Sexually transmitted infections, 84 Sup. ii28-ii34. ISSN 1472-3263
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Abstract
The protection of MC against STI contributes little to the overall effect of MC on HIV. Additional work is needed to determine whether, and under what conditions, the protective effect of MC efficacy against STIs can have a significant incremental benefit on the HIV epidemic.
| Item Type: | Article or Abstract |
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| DOI: | 10.1136/sti.2008.030346 |
| PubMed ID: | 18799489 |
| NIHMSID: | NIHMS389879 |
| Grant Numbers: | U01 AI068615 |
| Depositing User: | Library Staff |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jun 2012 19:01 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jun 2012 19:01 |
| URI: | http://authors.fhcrc.org/id/eprint/572 |
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