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Direct linkGiardino, Angelo P.; Montoya, Louise A.; Leventhal, John M. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2004
Objective: The direct and indirect costs to society from child maltreatment are estimated to be quite high. The costs related to medical care are of interest to professionals serving on medically-oriented child protection teams that conduct medical evaluations of alleged abuse. This study was designed to explore a number of financially related…
Descriptors: Child Safety, National Surveys, Health Insurance, Child Abuse
Peer reviewedGiardino, Angelo P.; Brayden, Robert M.; Sugarman, Jacqueline M. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1998
A survey of 147 pediatric faculty and 64 resident pediatricians examined the quantity and adequacy of training in child sexual abuse evaluation. Both faculty and residents believed that preparation in how to conduct a sexual abuse evaluation may be inadequate for residents during their three years of post-graduate training. (CR)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Faculty, Higher Education, Medical Education
Reimbursement and Insurance Coverage in Cases of Suspected Sexual Abuse in the Emergency Department.
Peer reviewedKupfer, Gary M.; Giardino, Angelo P. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1995
Emergency department charts of 186 suspected preadolescent victims of sexual abuse (SSA) were compared with 623 patients evaluated for upper limb fracture. Hospital costs of SSA patients were more often and to a greater degree underwritten by the hospital itself because of lower reimbursement and a higher percentage of uninsured and publicly…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Children, Costs, Emergency Programs
