Female genital mutilation and obstetric outcome

Lancet

Volumn 367, Issue 9525, 2006, Pages 1799-1800

  Eke, N ^a   Nkanginieme, KEO ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BURKINA FASO; CAUSE OF DEATH; CULTURAL FACTOR; CYSTOVAGINAL FISTULA; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; KENYA; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NIGERIA; PREPUCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; RITUAL; SENEGAL; SUDAN; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33744538568     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68782-5     Document Type: Note

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