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The Economic Burden of Child Maltreatment in High Income Countries.
Maria Cristina BasileLuigi NigriMassimo Pettoello-mantovaniPietro FerraraJochen H. H. EhrichGiovanni CorselloAngelo Campanozzisubject
Child abuseMEDLINEPoison controlglobal healthSuicide preventionOccupational safety and healthEnvironmental healthInjury preventionmedicineMALTREATMENTHumansChild AbuseChild maltreatment; global health; income countriesChildChild maltreatmentbusiness.industryDeveloped CountriesHuman factors and ergonomicsmedicine.diseaseSettore MED/38 - PEDIATRIA GENERALE E SPECIALISTICAincome countriesPediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthIncomeMedical emergencybusinessDeveloped countrydescription
Maltreatment is a common cause of children’s functional and emotional impairment. Costs for the society are high, as a substantial amount of resources have been allocated for various types of services connected to maltreatment of children. These include acute treatment, long-termcare, family rehabilitation programs, and judiciary activities.There is a long-lasting debate on how child abuse could be prevented or reduced. How can the costs of related services be contained? What is the role of pediatricians in such efforts? This article raises these important questions within the framework of the debate opened by the article by Gerber-Grote et al regarding the role of health economics in improving children’s health care.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-01 | The Journal of pediatrics |