Male circumcision: Pain, trauma and psychosexual sequelae

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 329-343

  Boyle, Gregory J ^a   Goldman, Ronald ^b   Svoboda, J Steven ^c   Fernandez, Ephrem ^d  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Circumcision Resource Center   (United States)

^c Attorneys for the Rights of the Child   (United States)

^d SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Male circumcision; Pain; Sexual dysfunction; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; CHILD ABUSE; CIRCUMCISION; EMOTION; HUMAN; LEGAL LIABILITY; PAIN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; RISK; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TORTURE;

EID: 0036094203     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135910530200700310     Document Type: Review

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