Female genital mutilation and childbirth

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 376-378

  Ahmed, Badreldeen ^a   Abushama, Mandy ^a  

^a Women's Hospital   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANTEPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLITORIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MIDDLE EAST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL CARE; PREPUCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VAGINA; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARTURITION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; VULVA;

EID: 17844370505     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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