Protecting girls and women from harmful practices affecting their health: Are we making progress?

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 128-131

  Cottingham, Jane ^a   Kismodi, Eszter ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Female genital mutilation; Human rights; Medicalization; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVALUATION; FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION; GENITAL INJURY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 67650236138     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.03.024     Document Type: Article

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