Management of female genital mutilation in Djibouti: The Peltier General Hospital experience

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1074-1077

  Collinet, Pierre ^a,b   Stien, L ^a   Vinatier, D ^b   Leroy, J L ^b  

^a Peltier General Hospital Djibouti   (South Africa)

^b LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Complications; De infibulation; Female genital mutilation; Infibulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORTALITY; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036847957     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2002.811113.x     Document Type: Article

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