Circumcision mishaps in Nigerian children

Annals of African Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 266-270

  Osifo, O D ^a   Oriaifo, I A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Children; Circumcision; Foreskin; Mishaps

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHORDEE; CIRCUMCISION; FISTULA; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; PENIS INJURY;

CHILD; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; PENIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77249098745     PISSN: 15963519     EISSN: 09755764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1596-3519.59583     Document Type: Article

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