| Love burns: An essay about bride burning in India. | |
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PMID: 15091143 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Each year in countries like India, thousands of young women are burned to death or afflicted with fatal burns. They are victims of dowry deaths. The husband and/or in-laws have determined that the dowry, a gift given from the daughter's parents to the husband, was inadequate and therefore attempt to murder the new bride to make the husband available to remarry or to punish the bride and her family. Unfortunately, this is a domestic issue that is often ignored or minimized, and the prosecution is often inadequate. This review article illustrates various scenarios of dowry deaths, investigates different predispositions, summarizes the current legislation, and proposes solutions to this problem. One hopes that the exposure of this problem may curtail its rampant, yet well-hidden, prevalence. |
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Authors:
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Rajni K Jutla; David Heimbach |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of burn care & rehabilitation Volume: 25 ISSN: 0273-8481 ISO Abbreviation: J Burn Care Rehabil Publication Date: 2004 Mar-Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-04-19 Completed Date: 2004-06-01 Revised Date: 2006-08-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8110188 Medline TA: J Burn Care Rehabil Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 165-70 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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University of Washington Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, USA. |
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Burns
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prevention & control*,
psychology Domestic Violence / legislation & jurisprudence, prevention & control*, psychology Female Gift Giving* Humans India Marriage / legislation & jurisprudence, psychology* Spouses / legislation & jurisprudence, psychology* |
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