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Gynaecology

Female genital mutilation: an analysis of 522 cases in South-Western Nigeria

FO Dare Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Osun State, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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VO Oboro Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lautech Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria
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SO Fadiora Department of Surgery, Lautech Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria
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EO Orji Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
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AO Sule-Odu Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ogun State University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria
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TO Olabode Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lautech Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria
Pages 281-283 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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Modupe A. Ayoade. (2023) Spatiotemporal patterns of female genital mutilation in Nigeria: Evidence from the 2008, 2013 and 2018 NDHS. The Social Science Journal 0:0, pages 1-20.
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