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Infant oral mutilation (IOM) related to traditional practices among inner city pre-school children in Sudan

BACKGROUND: The term Infant Oral Mutilation (IOM) refers to the aggressive cultural rituals where primary canine tooth germs of infants are enucleated for therapeutic reasons. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence and risk factors for IOM among inner city pre-school children in Khartoum. METHODS:...

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Autores principales: Elgamri, Alya Isam, Ahmed, Azza Tagelsir, Haj-Siddig, Omer Elfatih, Chin, Judith R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Makerere Medical School 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6306985/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30602963
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v18i2.21