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When female circumcision comes to the West: Attitudes toward the practice among Somali Immigrants in Oslo

BACKGROUND: Female circumcision (FC) has lifelong adverse social and health consequences for women, and its abolition will not only enhance the health of children and women, but also promote gender equality. Like many other Western countries, Norway hosts a large proportion of immigrants from FC-pra...

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Autores principales: Gele, Abdi A, Johansen, Elise B, Sundby, Johanne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3519553/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22925310
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-697