A child's right to circumcision

BJU International, Supplement

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 74-78

  Freeman, M D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCUMCISION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

LEGAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE;

EID: 0033061059     PISSN: 14655101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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