The illusive promise of circumcision to prevent female-to-male HIV infection - not the way to go for South Africa.
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The medical proof doesn't get much better than VMMC.
March 2012, Vol. 102, No. 3 SAMJ 1. Ncayiyana DJ. The illusive promise of circumcision to prevent female-to-male HIV infection – not the way for South Africa. S Afr Med J 2011;101:775-777. 2. Auvert B, Taljaard D, Rech D, et al. Effect of the Orange Farm (South Africa) male circumcision rollout (ANRS-12126) on the spread of HIV. 6th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention....
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
دوره 101 11 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2011