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PEDIATRICS Vol. 102 No. 6 December 1998, pp. 1493-1493

The Hazards of Plastic Hair Balls and Hair Beads

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To the Editor.

Brightly colored plastic balls and beads are popular adornments of children's hair. They are particularly common among black girls. I used to think that they were harmless, but the recent experience of one of my patients . . . [Full Text of this Article]