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| Type | Journal Article |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | Female genital cutting is not a social coordination norm |
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| Item Subtype | Original Work |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published in final form |
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| Journal Title | Science |
| Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Geographical Reach | international |
| ISSN | 0036-8075 |
| Volume | 349 |
| Number | 6255 |
| Page Range | 1446 - 1447 |
| Date | 2015 |
| Abstract Text | The World Health Organization defines female genital cutting as any procedure that removes or injures any part of a female's external genitalia for nonmedical reasons (1). Cutting brings no documented health benefits and leads to serious health problems. Across six African countries, for example, a cohort of 15-year-old girls is expected to lose nearly 130,000 years of life because of cutting (2). We report data that question an influential approach to promoting abandonment of the practice. |
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| Digital Object Identifier | 10.1126/science.aaa7978 |
| Other Identification Number | merlin-id:16086 |
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