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Gallo, P.G., Tita, E., Viviani, F. (2006). At the Roots of Ethnic Female Genital Modification: Preliminary Report. In: Denniston, G.C., Gallo, P.G., Hodges, F.M., Milos, M.F., Viviani, F. (eds) Bodily Integrity and the Politics of Circumcision. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4916-3_4
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