Who is at risk in the United States?

Public Health Reports

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 368-377

  Jones, Wanda K ^a   Smith, Jack ^b   Kieke Jr , Burney ^b   Wilcox, Lynne ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD ABUSE; CIRCUMCISION; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; LAW; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031230237     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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