Female circumcision: An emerging concern in college healthcare

Journal of the American College Health Association

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 230-232

  Woolard, Deborah ^a   Edwards, Richard M ^b  

^a State University of New York (SUNY)   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Clitoridectomy; Female circumcision; Female genital mutilation; Infibulation; Pharaonic circumcision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CASE REPORT; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER;

EID: 0030935598     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.1997.9936891     Document Type: Article

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