Female genital mutilation

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 490-494

  Kelly, Elizabeth ^a   Hillard, Paula J Adams ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Female genital mutilation; Human rights; Legislation; Prevention; Treatment; United Nations; World Health Organization

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ANEMIA; ANXIETY; AUTOMUTILATION; BLEEDING; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION; FEVER; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMATOCOLPOS; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; IMMIGRATION; MALNUTRITION; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NEUROMA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REVIEW; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEPTICEMIA; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINITIS; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 25444512412     PISSN: 1040872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.gco.0000183528.18728.57     Document Type: Review

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