@article{ref1,
title="Violence against children: further evidence suggesting a relationship between burns, scalds, and the additional injuries",
journal="International journal of legal medicine",
year="2010",
author="Kurth, Henrike and Puschel, K. and Lambe, Andrea and Larson, Muree and Krohn, J. and Seifert, D.",
volume="124",
number="1",
pages="49-54",
abstract="Up to 22 % of all child maltreatment cases involve non-accidental burns or scalds. In the time period of 2000 until 2007, 20 children with non-accidental burns and scalds in conjunction with other mechanisms of injury were examined at children's hospitals in Hamburg and at the Institute of Legal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, by experts in forensic medicine. The fact that these children presented with additional injuries due to blunt and sharp force and sometimes had signs of neglect emphasize the urgent need for a multidisciplinary cooperation between pediatricians and forensic medical experts to ensure the early identification and prevention of child maltreatment. A new approach for Germany, enforcing mandatory child well-being examinations is discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0937-9827",
doi="10.1007/s00414-009-0347-6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00414-009-0347-6"
}