Female genital mutilation: An issue on the doorstep of the American medical community

Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-115

  Morgan, Melissa A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCUMCISION; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; LAW; REVIEW;

EID: 0030935038     PISSN: 01947648     EISSN: 1521057X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01947649709511028     Document Type: Note

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27. Third-year student at Southern Illinois University School of Law. Address correspondence to Ms. Morgan at Southern Illinois University School of Law, c/o Law Journal Office, Lesar Law Building, Carbondale, Illinois 62901.