International Journal of Tropical Medicine

Year: 2012
Volume: 7
Issue: 2
Page No. 80 - 85

The Perspectives and Health Implications of Female Genital Mutilation among Amassoma Women in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Authors : Victor O. Adika, Rose E. Ezonbodor-Akwagbe, Joyce E.T. Bokolo and Franko A. Apiyanteide

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