Case Report: Medicolegal evaluation in a pediatric case of fatal scald injury from rural Nepal [version 3; peer review: 2 approved]
Thermal injuries in young children involving the buttocks, perineum, and lower limbs raise suspicion of child abuse. Determining the manner of death and ruling out homicide in a fatal case of scalding remains a challenge for forensic practitioners. In the present article, the medicolegal evaluation...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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F1000 Research Ltd
2022-03-01
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| Series: | F1000Research |
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| Online Access: | https://f1000research.com/articles/11-35/v3 |