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Sexual Health Care, Sexual Behaviors and Functioning, and Female Genital Cutting: Perspectives From Somali Women Living in the United States

Jennifer Jo ConnorDepartment of Community Psychology, Counseling, and Family Therapy, St. Cloud State UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shanda HuntDivision of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota
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Megan FinsaasPsychology Department, Stony Brook University
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Amanda CiesinskiDepartment of Kinesiology and Health Science, Concordia University
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Amira AhmedMidwest Community Development, Inc.
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Beatrice “Bean” E. RobinsonProgram in Human Sexuality, Department of Family Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School
Pages 346-359 | Published online: 13 Jul 2015

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