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Why physicians ought not to perform virginity tests
- Correspondence to Dr Kevin Gary Behrens, Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, South Africa; kevin.behrens{at}wits.ac.za, kevin{at}earthfriendly.co.za
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Why physicians ought not to perform virginity tests
Publication history
- Received June 30, 2014
- Revised October 21, 2014
- Accepted December 29, 2014
- First published January 20, 2015.
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April 27, 2016
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