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Infant oral mutilation in East Africa – therapeutic and ritual grounds

Tropical Medicine and International Health
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12740
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This paper reviews the practice and ritual traditions of infant oral mutilation, drawing on a literature search in PubMed and Google Scholar, historical reports, relevant textbooks, NGO materials and personal observations of the authors.

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Garve, R., Garve, M., Link, K., Türp, J. C., & Meyer, C. G. (2016, September 1). Infant oral mutilation in East Africa – therapeutic and ritual grounds. Tropical Medicine and International Health. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.12740

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