TY - JOUR
T1 - The Economic Burden of Child Maltreatment in High Income Countries.
AU - Ferrara, Pietro
AU - Corsello, Giovanni
AU - Basile, Maria Cristina
AU - Nigri, Luigi
AU - Campanozzi, Angelo
AU - Ehrich, Jochen
AU - Pettoello-Mantovani, Massimo
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - MALTREATMENT
KW - MALTREATMENT
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/68908
U2 - 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.09.044
DO - 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.09.044
M3 - Article
SN - 0022-3476
SP - 1457
EP - 1459
JO - THE JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
JF - THE JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
ER -