title: Branding in children: a barbaric practice still exists in India.
abstract: Branding is an inhuman traditional practice most commonly employed to treat various disorders in neonates and children in certain community in India. Though stringent law exists to prevent such harmful practices, cases of branding is not uncommon in current era.
authors.affiliation: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India.
authors.forename: Pratap Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Patra
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008519:Medicine, Traditional / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries*; D013483:Superstitions
keywords: Branding; harmful; superstition