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Health consequences of female genital mutilation/cutting in the Gambia, evidence into action
BACKGROUND: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a harmful traditional practice with severe health complications, deeply rooted in many Sub-Saharan African countries. In The Gambia, the prevalence of FGM/C is 78.3% in women aged between 15 and 49 years. The objective of this study is to perf...
Autores principales: | Kaplan, Adriana, Hechavarría, Suiberto, Martín, Miguel, Bonhoure, Isabelle |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3195700/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21967670 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-4755-8-26 |
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