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Bring Awareness of Human Trafficking to Your Emergency Department

By Wendy Macias-Konstantopoulos, MD, MPH, and Ali S. Raja, MD, MBA, MPH | on June 9, 2016 | 0 Comment
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Dr. Macias-Konstantopoulos,is director of the MGH Human Trafficking Initiative, the medical and executive director of the MGH Freedom Clinic, Division of Global Health and Human Right, Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, and an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Raja is vice chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, and an associate professor of emergency medicine at Harvard Medical School.

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2. Kiss L, Pocock NS, Naisanguansri V, Suos S, Dickson B, Thuy D, et al. Health of men, women, and children in post-trafficking services in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam: an observational cross-sectional study. Lancet Glob Health. 2015 Mar;3(3):e154-61. Erratum in: Lancet Glob Health, 2015 Apr;3(4):e198. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(15)70016-1.

3. Polaris Project. State map. 2014.

4. Banks D, Kyckelhahn T. Characteristics of suspected human trafficking incidents, 2008-2010. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics; 2011.[PDF]

5.Lederer LJ, Wetzel CA. The health consequences of sex trafficking and their implications for identifying victims in healthcare facilities. Ann Health Law. 2014 Winter;23(1):61-91.[PDF]

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Topics: Abuse and NeglectEmergency DepartmentEmergency MedicineHuman TraffickingSexual ExploitationTrauma and Injury

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