Am J Prev Med. 2010 Nov;39(5):479-82. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2010.07.010.

Male circumcision and HIV prevention insufficient evidence and neglected external validity.

Green LW, Travis JW, McAllister RG, Peterson KW, Vardanyan AN, Craig A.

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Male circumcision as a component of human immunodeficiency virus prevention. [Am J Prev Med. 2011]
Male circumcision as a component of human immunodeficiency virus prevention.Wawer MJ, Gray RH, Serwadda D, Kigozi G, Nalugoda F, Quinn TC. Am J Prev Med. 2011 Mar; 40(3):e7-8; author reply e9-10.
Circumcision denialism unfounded and unscientific. [Am J Prev Med. 2011]
Circumcision denialism unfounded and unscientific.Banerjee J, Klausner JD, Halperin DT, Wamai R, Schoen EJ, Moses S, Morris BJ, Bailis SA, Venter F, Martinson N, et al. Am J Prev Med. 2011 Mar; 40(3):e11-2; author reply e13-4.

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