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Drs. Charles Ginsburg & George McCracken (1982) carried out a study of UTI in boys at [https://www.parklandhospital.com/ Parkland Hospital], a public hospital for indigent patients in Dallas, Texas. They reported that 95% of the boys in their study were not circumcised<ref name="ginsburg uti"/>, and this piqued the interest of US Army pediatrician [[Thomas E. Wiswell]]. | Drs. Charles Ginsburg & George McCracken (1982) carried out a study of UTI in boys at [https://www.parklandhospital.com/ Parkland Hospital], a public hospital for indigent patients in Dallas, Texas. They reported that 95% of the boys in their study were not circumcised<ref name="ginsburg uti"/>, and this piqued the interest of US Army pediatrician [[Thomas E. Wiswell]]. | ||
In a determined search for an association between the presence of the foreskin and UTI, Wiswell et al retrospectively examined charts of a number of boys born at U.S. military hospitals.<ref>{{REFjournal | In a determined search for an association between the presence of the foreskin and UTI, Wiswell ''et al'' (1985) retrospectively examined charts of a number of boys born at U.S. military hospitals.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
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