The Journal of Urology
Volume 183, Issue 1 , Pages 21-26 , January 2010

The Impact of Male Circumcision on HIV Transmission

  • Sean M. Doyle

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California
    • Nothing to disclose.
    • ,
  • James G. Kahn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California
    • Nothing to disclose.
    • ,
  • Nap Hosang

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California
    • Nothing to disclose.
    • ,
  • Peter R. Carroll

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California
    • UCSF/Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, Box 1695, San Francisco, California 94143-1695 (telephone: 415-353-7098; FAX: 415-353-9932)
    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with the National Institutes of Health, Blue Wolf Communications, Varian Medical Systems and AstraZeneca.

Received 2 January 2009

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 Editor's Note: This article is the first of 5 published in this issue for which category 1 CME credits can be earned. Instructions for obtaining credits are given with the questions on pages 404 and 405.

PII: S0022-5347(09)02462-8

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.09.030

The Journal of Urology
Volume 183, Issue 1 , Pages 21-26 , January 2010

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