Labia reduction for non-therapeutic reasons vs. female genital mutilation: Contradictions in law and practice in Britain

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 18, Issue 35, 2010, Pages 106-110

  Berer, Marge ^a  

^a Reproductive Health Matters   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CRIMINAL LAW; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LABIA RECONSTRUCTION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; BODY MODIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; SURGERY; VULVA;

BODY MODIFICATION, NON-THERAPEUTIC; CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; VULVA;

EID: 77953704030     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(10)35506-6     Document Type: Note

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