Female genital mutilation: Australian law, policy and practical challenges for doctors

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 139-141

  Mathews, Ben ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLITORIS; COURT; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION; GENITAL INJURY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW;

EID: 79951875446     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb04197.x     Document Type: Review

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