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The Complex Etiology and Lasting Consequences of Child Maltreatment
Journal of Adolescent HealthVol. 53Issue 4SupplementS39–S41Published in issue: October, 2013- Dillon J. Etter
- Vaughn I. Rickert
Cited in Scopus: 6Child maltreatment is a global public health problem of epidemic proportions [1]. Internationally, the prevalence is striking, with reports suggesting that 25%–50% of children report being physically abused [1]. The annual estimates of child maltreatment in the developed world are highest in the United States: 3.4 million referrals of child abuse involved 6.2 million children in 2011 [2]. It is estimated that 1,570 of these children (or about four children every day) died as a result of child abuse and neglect [2].
