Open AccessCircumcision and Human Papillomavirus Infection in Men: A Site‐Specific Comparison
Author(s) -
Brenda Y. Hernandez,
Lynne R. Wilkens,
Xun Zhu,
Katharine McDuffie,
Pamela J. Thompson,
Yurii B. Shvetsov,
Lily Ning,
Marc T. Goodman
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/528379
Subject(s) - human papillomavirus , sex organ , risk factor , male circumcision , virology , hpv infection , medicine , papillomaviridae , biology , cervical cancer , population , environmental health , genetics , cancer , health services
Lack of circumcision has been identified as a risk factor for male genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, although this association has not been consistently supported.
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