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Undoing female genital cutting: perceptions and experiences of infibulation, defibulation and virginity among Somali and Sudanese migrants in Norway

Pages 528-542 | Received 09 May 2016, Accepted 20 Sep 2016, Published online: 31 Oct 2016

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