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Research Article

Effect of female genital mutilation on mental health: a case–control study

Bakhtiar PirooziSocial Determinants of Health Research Centre, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran; View further author information
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Cyrus AliniaReproductive Health Research Centre, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran; View further author information
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Hossein SafariHealth Promotion Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; View further author information
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Ali Kazemi-KaryaniSchool of Public Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran; View further author information
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Ghobad MoradiSocial Determinants of Health Research Centre, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran; View further author information
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Fariba FarhadifarSocial Determinants of Health Research Centre, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran; View further author information
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Fayegh YousefiSocial Determinants of Health Research Centre, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran; View further author information
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Amjad Mohamadi BolbanabadSocial Determinants of Health Research Centre, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran; Correspondence[email protected]
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Arian AzadniaStudent Research Committee, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, IranView further author information
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Pages 33-36 | Received 03 Jul 2019, Accepted 19 Dec 2019, Published online: 10 Jan 2020

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