Morbidity and Mortality following Traditional Uvulectomy among Children Presenting to the Muhimbili National Hospital Emergency Department in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Background. Traditional uvulectomy is performed as a cultural ritual or purported medical remedy. We describe the associated emergency department (ED) presentations and outcomes. Methods. This was a subgroup analysis of a retrospective review of all pediatric visits to our ED in 2012. Trained abstra...

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Published in:Emerg Med Int
Main Authors: Sawe, H. R., Mfinanga, J. A., Ringo, F. H., Mwafongo, V., Reynolds, T. A., Runyon, M. S.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4487902/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26161270
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/108247
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