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. 2000 Sep 30;321(7264):792-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7264.792.

Towards evidence based circumcision of English boys: survey of trends in practice

A M Rickwood  1 , S E Kenny, S C Donnell
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Towards evidence based circumcision of English boys: survey of trends in practice

A M Rickwood et al. BMJ. .
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Rates of circumcision (per 1000 boys/year), England (1984-6 and 1990-8), Mersey region (1975-97), and Liverpool children's hospitals (1975-97), overall and in three age ranges. (Figures for the Mersey region and the Liverpool children's hospitals are presented as two-year means)
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