Female genital mutilation/female circumcision: who is at risk in the U.S.?
Female genital mutilation/female circumcision (FGM/FC) is discussed. FGM/FC is a group of traditional practices involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for cultural, religious, or other nontherapeutic reasons. According to CDC...
| Publicado en: | Public Health Reports Vol. 112; pp. 368 - 378 |
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Association of Schools of Public Health
September/October 1997
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