Financing medically-oriented child protection teams in the age of managed health care: A national survey

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-44

  Giardino, Angelo P ^a,d   Montoya, Louise A ^b   Leventhal, John M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Costs; Financial issues; Medically oriented child protection teams

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; CHILD ABUSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; MANAGED CARE; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0842286554     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2003.05.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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