title: We must stop the assaults.
abstract: IF THE estimate that up to 65,000 girls aged up to 13 years in the UK are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) is correct, this would make it the most prevalent form of severe physical child abuse in the country.
authors.affiliation: De Montfort University, Leicester, Nursing Children and Young People.
authors.forename: Doreen
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Crawford
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000068216:Child Protective Services; D019093:Circumcision, Female / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health