The cultural debate over female circumcision: The Sudanese are arguing this one out for themselves

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 455-475

  Gruenbaum, Ellen ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Female circumcision; Political economy of health; Sudan; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; HEALTH; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUDAN; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHNOPSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; SUDAN; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 0030340808     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/maq.1996.10.4.02a00030     Document Type: Article

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