Citation

Schwanitz HJ. Hautarzt 1984; 35(1): 45-49.

Vernacular Title

Vom Ausgestossenen zum Gesichtsversehrten - Ein Beispiel sozialer Diskriminierung

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

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PMID

6368470

Abstract

The historical social situation and medical treatment of facially injured individuals is briefly summarized. Facially injured individuals were ostracized from society as a result of legal punishment, fear of contamination; or, because one believed that their injuries reflected a character-deficiency or even possession by evil spirits. In 1975, the term "defaced" (Entstellter) was replaced by the value-neutral description "facially injured" (Gesichtsversehrter).

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