Children's Perspectives on the Medical and Cultural Aspects of Circumcision

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Rizalar S., Tural Büyük E., Yildirim N.

IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.27, no.2, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.5812/ijp.7561
  • Journal Name: IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Circumcision, Child, Pain, Fear, Grief, CHILDHOOD CIRCUMCISION, HEALTH
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Circumcision is one of the most common surgical procedures performed on males, in which the foreskin of the penis is removed.