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David R. Tomlinson is the inventor of the improved Gomco, the improved Plastibell | David R. Tomlinson is the inventor of the improved Gomco, the improved Plastibell | ||
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| title=Reducing the risks of Neonatal Circumcision | |||
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[[AccuCirc]] devices.<ref> | [[AccuCirc]] devices.<ref>{{REFnews | ||
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| | | url=http://todayshospitalist.com/index.php?b=articles_read&cnt=647 | ||
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| url = http://todayshospitalist.com/index.php?b=articles_read&cnt=647 | | date=2008-09 | ||
| work | | publisher=Today's Hospitalist | ||
| | | quote=...an invention: a circumcision tool to help prevent HIV that has recently been cleared by the FDA. | ||
| quote = ...an invention: a circumcision tool to help prevent HIV that has recently been cleared by the FDA. | | accessdate=2011-09-26 | ||
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He developed the AccuCirc after performing more than 200 circumcisions on infants. | He developed the AccuCirc after performing more than 200 circumcisions on infants. | ||
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The AccuCirc was developed in 2008 and released in 2009. | The AccuCirc was developed in 2008 and released in 2009. | ||
He also ''just so happens to be'' the "chief expert on circumcision" at the [[World Health Organization]].<ref> | He also ''just so happens to be'' the "chief expert on circumcision" at the [[WHO|World Health Organization]].<ref>{{REFnews | ||
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| | | url=http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-circumcision-20110926,0,4367816.story | ||
| | | title=Injuries linked to circumcision clamps | ||
| url = http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-circumcision-20110926,0,4367816.story | | date=2011-09-26 | ||
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| | | quote=Dr. David Tomlinson, who teaches family medicine at Brown University in Providence, R.I., and serves as the World Health Organization's chief expert on circumcision. | ||
| quote = Dr. David Tomlinson, who teaches family medicine at Brown University in Providence, R.I., and serves as the World Health Organization's chief expert on circumcision. | | accessdate=2011-09-25 | ||
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</ref> | He has led a team of researchers from the USA and Nigeria.<ref name="Reducing" /> | ||
He has led a team of researchers from the USA and Nigeria. | |||
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In 2008 he presented an abstract promoting the AccuCirc device at the International | In 2008 he presented an abstract promoting the AccuCirc device at the International | ||
Aids conference in Mexico City. | Aids conference in Mexico City.<ref>http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/Abstracts.aspx?AID=4631</ref> | ||
<ref> | He wrote a manual for the WHO on neonatal male circumcision.<ref name="Reducing" /> | ||
He wrote a manual for the WHO on neonatal male circumcision. | He develops, implements and evaluates male circumcision training programs in Africa.<ref name="Reducing" /> | ||
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He develops, implements and evaluates male circumcision training programs in Africa. | |||
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He is a physician who teaches family medicine at Brown University in Providence, R.I. <ref>{{ | He is a physician who teaches family medicine at Brown University in Providence, R.I.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
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