Violence against children: Further evidence suggesting a relationship between burns, scalds, and the additional injuries

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-54

  Seifert, Dragana ^a   Krohn, Julia ^a   Larson, Mandi ^a   Lambe, Andrea ^a   Püschel, Klaus ^a   Kurth, Henrike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Non accidental burns or scalds; Prevention; Violence against children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BURN; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GERMANY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCAR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GERMANY; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; THINNESS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 76849116174     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-009-0347-6     Document Type: Article

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