Male circumcision and common sexually transmissible diseases in a developed nation setting.
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Male circumcision and common sexually transmissible diseases in a developed nation setting.
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عنوان ژورنال: Sexually Transmitted Infections
سال: 1994
ISSN: 1368-4973
DOI: 10.1136/sti.70.5.317