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Male Circumcision

Known as: circumcision procedure, Circumcision, Circumcisions, Male 
Surgery to remove part or all of the foreskin (loose skin that covers the head of the penis).
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AblationCLAMP, CIRCUMCISIONEducational aspectsForeskin of penis

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Excision

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Global action to reduce HIV stigma and discrimination
There is no question that the stigma and discrimination associated with HIV and AIDS can be reduced through intervention. The… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
The effectiveness of male circumcision for HIV prevention and effects on risk behaviors in a posttrial follow-up study
Background:The efficacy of male circumcision for HIV prevention over 2 years has been demonstrated in three randomized trials… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Modeling the Impact and Cost of Expanding Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in Eastern and Southern Africa
Emmanuel Njeuhmeli and colleagues estimate the impact and cost of scaling up adult medical male circumcision in 13 priority… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Male circumcision for HIV prevention in young men in Kisumu, Kenya: a randomised controlled trial
Review
2008
Review
2008
Rethinking the heterosexual infectivity of HIV-1: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Attempted endoscopic en bloc resection of mucosal and submucosal tumors using insulated-tip knives: a pilot series.
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) of early gastrointestinal cancers has been shown to be effective in… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection of human foreskin and cervical tissue grown in explant culture.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The Female Circumcision Controversy: An Anthropological Perspective
To the Western eye, there is something jarringly incongruous, even shocking, about the image of a six-year-old girl being held… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
The relationship between male circumcision and HIV infection in African populations.
The relationship between HIV seroprevalence and the proportion of uncircumcised males in African countries is examined to… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Physiologic stress reduction by a local anesthetic during newborn circumcision.
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