Consent for non-therapeutic male circumcision on religious grounds

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 152-154

  Robinson, Richard ^a   Makin, Erica ^a   Wheeler, Robert ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consent; Religious circumcision

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CIRCUMCISION; HUMAN; INFANT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PARENTAL CONSENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RELIGION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; UROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENTAL CONSENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RELIGION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UROLOGY;

EID: 67649816911     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X359394     Document Type: Article

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