Female Circumcision/Female Genital Mutilation

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 109-112

  Strickland, Julie Lubker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural traditions; Female circumcision; Female genital mutilation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0035433807     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1083-3188(01)00086-9     Document Type: Review

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