Albinism in Africa: Stigma, slaughter and awareness campaigns

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-87

  Cruz Inigo, Andres E ^a   Ladizinski, Barry ^b   Sethi, Aisha ^c  

^a SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Albinism; Albinism awareness campaigns; Albinism myths; Albino murders; Albino slaughters; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ALBINISM; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AWARENESS; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE DISEASE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STIGMA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ALBINISM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL STIGMA; SUPERSTITIONS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 78649344219     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2010.08.015     Document Type: Review

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