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The Australian Medical Association (2003) issued a warning that circumcision to treat phimosis in boys is usually unnecessary.<ref name="ama2003">{{REFweb
The Australian Medical Association (2003) issued a warning (based on the Spilsbury paper<ref>{{REFjournal
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|title= Circumcision for phimosis and other medical indications in Western Australian boys.
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|journal=Med J Aust
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|date=2003-02-17
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|issue=4
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|pages=155-8
|url=https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2003/178/4/circumcision-phimosis-and-other-medical-indications-western-australian-boys
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}}</ref> that circumcision to treat phimosis in boys is usually unnecessary.<ref name="ama2003">{{REFweb
  |url=https://www.ama.com.au/media/warning-unnecessary-child-circumcision
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