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Original Article

Female genital mutilation: Experience in a West London clinic

H. Gordon The Wellwoman African Clinic, Central Middlesex Hospital, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
,
H. Comerasamy The Wellwoman African Clinic, Central Middlesex Hospital, London, UK
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N. H. Morris The Wellwoman African Clinic, Central Middlesex Hospital, London, UK
Pages 416-419 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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