Female genital mutilation and its prevention: A challenge for paediatricians

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-33

  Jaeger, Fabienne ^a   Caflisch, Marianne ^b   Hohlfeld, Patrick ^c  

^a Hopital Pourtales Neuchatelois   (Switzerland)

^b Hopital des Enfants Hopitaux universitaires de Geneve   (Switzerland)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Female circumcision; Female genital cutting; Female genital mutilation; Paediatrics; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BLEEDING; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLITORIS; DAUGHTER; DEATH; EXCISION; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION; FEMALE SUBFERTILITY; GENITAL INJURY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LABOR COMPLICATION; ORGAN INJURY; PAIN; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREPUCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN DEFECT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE RETENTION;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFRICA, EASTERN; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 57049098702     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-008-0702-5     Document Type: Article

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