Reliability of self reported form of female genital mutilation and WHO classification: Cross sectional study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 333, Issue 7559, 2006, Pages 124-127

  Elmusharaf, Susan ^a   Elhadi, Nagla ^b   Almroth, Lars ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLITORIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; INJURY; PREPUCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SUDAN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NOMENCLATURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF DISCLOSURE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SUDAN; TERMINOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33746222975     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38873.649074.55     Document Type: Article

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