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All hail the new flesh: some thoughts on scarification, children and adults
- Correspondence to Dr S Oultram, Centre for Professional Ethics, Keele, Staffs ST5 5BG, UK; stuart_oultram{at}yahoo.co.uk
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All hail the new flesh: some thoughts on scarification, children and adults
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- Received September 23, 2008
- Revised January 19, 2009
- Accepted March 31, 2009
- First published September 30, 2009.
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April 27, 2016
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