Female genital mutilation in Upper Egypt in the new millennium

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-50

  Rasheed, Salah M ^a   Abd Ellah, Ahmed H ^b   Yousef, Fouad M ^a  

^a Sohag University   (Egypt)

^b South Valley University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Attitude; Female genital mutilation; Prevalence; Upper Egypt

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CRIMINAL LAW; EGYPT; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 79957667730     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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