Female genital mutilation in the West: Traditional circumcision versus genital cosmetic surgery

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 611-613

  Essén, Birgitta ^a   Johnsdotter, Sara ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Female genital mutilation; Genital cosmetic surgery; Legalisation; Scandinavia

Indexed keywords

AUTOMUTILATION; ESTHETIC SURGERY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; LAW; MENTAL HEALTH; NORWAY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOMALIA; SWEDEN;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; LEGAL APPROACH;

AFRICA; CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; SCANDINAVIA; SOMALIA; SURGERY, PLASTIC;

EID: 3142707104     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2004.00590.x     Document Type: Review

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