BMJ, 2012-03, Vol.344 (mar14 1), p.e1361-e1361
International edition, 2012
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- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- Female genital mutilation: the role of health professionals in prevention, assessment, and management
- Ist Teil von
- BMJ, 2012-03, Vol.344 (mar14 1), p.e1361-e1361
- Auflage
- International edition
- Ort / Verlag
- England: BMJ Publishing Group
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2012
- Quelle
- Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female circumcision or cutting, is thought to affect 100-140 million women worldwide. It describes a range of procedures, often involving partial or total excision of the external female genitalia, that are carried out for non-medical reasons. FGM breaches international human rights law, in particular the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, and has been criminalized in much of the world, including many African countries in which it is traditionally practiced. Here, Simpson et al discuss the role of health professionals in prevention, assessment, and management of FGM.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 0959-8138, 0959-8146eISSN: 1756-1833, 1468-5833DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e1361Titel-ID: cdi_proquest_journals_1008895236
- Format
- –
- Schlagworte
- Child, Child abuse & neglect, Child Abuse - ethnology, Child Abuse - legislation & jurisprudence, Child Abuse - prevention & control, Circumcision, Female - adverse effects, Circumcision, Female - ethnology, Circumcision, Female - legislation & jurisprudence, Ethnic Groups, Female, Female circumcision, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Health Personnel - standards, Humans, Legislation, Physicians, Traditions, United Kingdom - epidemiology, Women's Health, Women's Rights