Aspiration of hijab pin is sharply rising among young women---A preventable health problem

Introduction: Foreign body aspiration is a common life threatening emergency but largely a preventable problem. There is an increase in the number of headscarf pin aspiration cases among young girls as a result of increase in the number of veiling population. With the number of hijab wearing populat...

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Main Authors: Anil Kakunje, Rahyanath Pookoth, Asma N Ahmed, Sowmya Puthran, Anjali Nambiar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
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Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=8;spage=2681;epage=2684;aulast=Kakunje