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Albinism, spiritual and cultural practices, and implications for health, healthcare, and human rights: a scoping review

2019-02-07

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Persons with albinism – a disability found worldwide – are particularly at risk for human rights violations in Africa. The purpose of this scoping review was to establish the current state of knowledge on albinism, spiritual and cultural practices, and implications for health and health services. Electronic searches of nine databases were conducted. After screening, 40 articles were reviewed. Four themes emerged:...

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Literature Corpus work: 0c1e5ae2-4785-5884-a299-499720f4c260
DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2019.1566051

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