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ArticleAmerican journal of public health2020

Dental Radiographs for Age Estimation in US Asylum Seekers: Methodological, Ethical, and Health Issues.

Farzana Kapadia, Jacqueline Stevens, Diana Silver

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Article in American journal of public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Nutrition, obesity, and dental development in young adolescents in Chicago.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2022
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  5. Comparison of the third molar maturity index (IInternational journal of legal medicine · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Farzana KapadiaFarzana Kapadia, Deputy Editor at AJPH, is with the Department of Epidemiology, School of Global Public Health, New York University, New York, NY. Jacqueline Stevens is with the Department of Political Science and the Deportation Research Clinic, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. Diana Silver is with the School of Global Public Health, New York University.
Jacqueline StevensFarzana Kapadia, Deputy Editor at AJPH, is with the Department of Epidemiology, School of Global Public Health, New York University, New York, NY. Jacqueline Stevens is with the Department of Political Science and the Deportation Research Clinic, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. Diana Silver is with the School of Global Public Health, New York University.
Diana SilverFarzana Kapadia, Deputy Editor at AJPH, is with the Department of Epidemiology, School of Global Public Health, New York University, New York, NY. Jacqueline Stevens is with the Department of Political Science and the Deportation Research Clinic, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. Diana Silver is with the School of Global Public Health, New York University.
Northwestern University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Unaccompanied migrant children seeking asylum status in the United States are often forced to undergo dental radiographs, or x-rays, to verify that they are younger than 18 years.The application of third molar dental radiographs is methodologically flawed and should not be employed as a determinant of chronological age. Furthermore, the use of such tests without obtaining informed consent from either the youth or an objective advocate is unethical.Finally, the legal and health consequences of these inappropriately applied tests are severe and jeopardize the safety and security of these vulnerable minors.

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RefugeesAdolescentAge Determination by TeethChildHumansMolar, ThirdRadiography, DentalThird-Party Consent

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PMID33058705
PMCPMC7661996
OpenAlexW3093183730

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