The ethics of infant male circumcision

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 418-420

  Earp, Brian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD ADVOCACY; CIRCUMCISION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDITORIAL; ETHICS; HARM REDUCTION; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFANT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; RELIGION; SOCIOLOGY; SUPERSTITION; SYMBOLISM; UNITED STATES;

CIRCUMCISION;

CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; CHILD ADVOCACY; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HARM REDUCTION; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; INFANT; ISLAM; JUDAISM; MALE; SOCIOLOGY; SUPERSTITIONS; UNITED STATES; WESTERN WORLD;

EID: 84879813584     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2013-101517     Document Type: Editorial

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