Female genital mutilation: What every american dermatologist needs to know

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 103-109

  Dave, Amish J ^a   Sethi, Aisha ^b   Morrone, Aldo ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Female circumcision; Female genital mutilation; Human rights; International dermatology; Tropical dermatology

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN CYST; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; DERMATOLOGY; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SKIN DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649379961     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2010.09.002     Document Type: Review

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