Reconstructive surgery for female genital mutilation

The Lancet

Volumn 380, Issue 9837, 2012, Pages 90-92

  Abdulcadir, Jasmine ^a   Boulvain, Michel ^a   Petignat, Patrick ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLITORAL FIBROSIS; CLITORAL RECONSTRUCTION; CLITORIS; FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GENITAL INJURY; GENITAL SYSTEM; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH BELIEF; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; NOTE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY;

CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84863715540     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60636-9     Document Type: Note

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