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HIV/AIDS
Recent findings in HIV/AIDS described by E. Mills and colleagues
August 26th, 2008
"Objectives Observational studies and a small collection of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) suggest that male circumcision may significantly reduce HIV transmission between sero-discordant contacts. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and World Health Organization have recently announced recommendations to scale up male circumcision in countries with generalized epidemics and low levels of male circumcision," researchers in Vancouver, Canada report. "However, no meta-analysis has been conducted to determine the effectiveness of this intervention. We conducted a systematic review of medical literature, and included any RCTs assessing male...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-08-26)
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