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Female genital mutilation - postcircumcision vulval complications in Nigerians

A. O. Adekunle, F. A. Fakokunde, A. A. Odukogbe, A. O. Fawole Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Pages 632-635 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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