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. 2006 Jan;3(1):e64; author reply e67.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030064. Epub 2006 Jan 31.

The protective effect of male circumcision as a faith lift for the troubled paradigm of HIV epidemiology in sub-Saharan Africa

John J Potterat, Devon D Brewer, Stephen Q Muth, Stuart Brody
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The protective effect of male circumcision as a faith lift for the troubled paradigm of HIV epidemiology in sub-Saharan Africa

John J Potterat et al. PLoS Med. 2006 Jan.
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