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Female circumcision as a public health issue. by Nahid Toubia

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Title

Female circumcision as a public health issue. by Nahid Toubia,

Creator

Toubia, Nahid,

Collection

IndexNT Magazines, IndexNT, The New England Journal of Medicine,,

Date

1994-09-15,

Abstract

This article reviews the common types of circumcision, their complications, and the challenges in giving appropriate care to circumcised women. It also gives a brief review of the legal and ethical issues that include consideration of existing and expected pieces of legislation and what they mean to the medical profession. Provided by MICAH.,

Subject

Women,

Series

The New England Journal of Medicine,,

Volume

v. 331, no. 11 ; p. 712-716.,

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/87949,