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Scarification in sub-Saharan Africa: social skin, remedy and medical import.

Roland Garve1, Miriam Garve2, Jens C Türp1,3, Julius N Fobil4, Christian G Meyer5,6,7.   

Abstract

Various forms of body modification may be observed in sub-Saharan Africa. Hypotheses and theories of scarification and tribal marking in sub-Saharan Africa are described, plus the procedure of scarification, examples from several African countries, assumed effects in prevention and treatment of diseases, and the medical risks resulting from unsterile manipulation.
© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Keywords:  Afrique subsaharienne; consecuencias médicas de la escarificación; conséquences médicales de la scarification; escarificación; importance sociale; medical consequences of scarification; scarification; significado social; social significance; sub-Saharan Africa; teoría de marcaje tribal; theories of tribal marking; théories du marquage tribal; África subsahariana

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Year:  2017        PMID： 28380287     DOI： 10.1111/tmi.12878

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Trop Med Int Health        ISSN： 1360-2276            Impact factor:   2.622


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3.  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis After Exposure to Manganese from Traditional Medicine Procedures in Kenya.

Authors:  Elin Roos; Sebastian K T S Wärmländer; Jeremy Meyer; Sabrina B Sholts; Jüri Jarvet; Astrid Gräslund; Per M Roos
Journal:  Biol Trace Elem Res       Date:  2020-11-23       Impact factor: 3.738

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Authors:  V V Pavan Kedar Mukthinuthalapati; Vikash Sewram; Ntokozo Ndlovu; Stephen Kimani; Ashraf Omar Abdelaziz; Elizabeth Yu Chiao; Ghassan K Abou-Alfa
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