The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 256-260 , April 2006

Female Genital Cutting

  • Susan P. Porterfield, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Susan P. Porterfield, PhD, earned her doctorate from the University of Florida, is an assistant professor at Florida State University, and works at a rural nurse practitioner-owned and operated family practice office in Quincy, Fla. She has disclosed no financial relationships with business or industry.

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PII: S1555-4155(06)00172-3

doi: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2006.02.019

The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 256-260 , April 2006

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