Female circumcision

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 921-923

  Abu Daia, Jehad M ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Female circumcision; Genital mutilation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICAL ETHICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RELIGION; REVIEW; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; ISLAM; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 0034305876     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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