Female genital mutilation: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of Flemish gynaecologists

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 182-190

  Leye, Els ^a,d   Ysebaert, Ilse ^b   Deblonde, Jessika ^a   Claeys, Patricia ^a   Vermeulen, Gert ^b   Jacquemyn, Yves ^c   Temmerman, Marleen ^a  

^a International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d ICRH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Female Genital Mutilation; Flanders; Gynaecologists; Knowledge; Practices

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENITAL INJURY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION;

ADULT; BELGIUM; CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 47349118879     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180701780957     Document Type: Article

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