title: In defense of tongue splitting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. jma38@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Jacob M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Appel
mesh_terms: D046289:Body Modification, Non-Therapeutic / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D046288:Body Piercing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D011640:Public Policy; D014059:Tongue / Q000601:surgery*; D014481:United States