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Safety and Efficacy of Nontherapeutic Male Circumcision: A Systematic Review

Caryn L. Perera, Franklin H. G. Bridgewater, Prema Thavaneswaran and Guy J. Maddern
The Annals of Family Medicine January 2010, 8 (1) 64-72; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1073
Caryn L. Perera
BA, Grad Cert EBP
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Franklin H. G. Bridgewater
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Prema Thavaneswaran
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vol. 8 no. 1 64-72
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1073
PubMed 
20065281

Published By 
The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication January 13, 2009
  • Revision received April 22, 2009
  • Accepted for publication May 11, 2009
  • Published online January 11, 2010.

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© 2010 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.

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  1. Caryn L. Perera, BA, Grad Cert EBP1,
  2. Franklin H. G. Bridgewater, MBBS, FRACS2,
  3. Prema Thavaneswaran, BSc (Hons), PhD1 and
  4. Guy J. Maddern, PhD, FRACS1,2,3
  1. 1ASERNIP-S, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  2. 2Department of Surgery, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  3. 3Department of Surgery, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Guy J. Maddern, PhD, FRACS, ASERNIP-S, First Floor, 38 Payneham Rd, Stepney SA 5069, Australia, guy.maddern{at}adelaide.edu.au

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