From subjective judgment to objective analysis – improving child abuse detection in pediatric burns in the Czech Republic

Autoři: J. Bartková ¹; R. Ogawa ²
Působiště autorů: Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, and University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic ¹; Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan ²
Vyšlo v časopise: ACTA CHIRURGIAE PLASTICAE, 67, 2, 2025, pp. 137-138
doi: https://doi.org/10.48095/ccachp2025137

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Júlia Bartková, MD, MBA

Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery

Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, and University Hospital Brno,

Jihlavská 20, 625 00 Brno

Czech Republic

e-mail: bartkovaj@yahoo.com

Submitted: 29. 12. 2024

Accepted: 28. 4. 2025