Hanan Elzeblawy Hassan, Fatima Hosny Abd-ELhakam, Rasha El-Syed Ebrahim and Momen Zakria Mohammed. Call for Change Enhancement Upper Egyptian Females' Knowledge Regarding Effect of Female Genital Mutilation.
. 2023; 11(1):5-12. doi: 10.12691/AJPHR-11-1-2
enhancement, upper Egyptian females, knowledge, female genital mutilation
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