Table 1.

Characteristics and types of maltreatment diagnosis among cases of study sample (n = 3772), Emergency Department Discharge Data, California State Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), 2008–2013

	Explicit diagnosis	Suggestive diagnosis	Total
Physical abuse	178 (73.3%)	147 (4.0%)	325 (8.3%)
Sexual abuse	29 (11.9%)	427 (11.7%)	456 (11.7%)
Neglect	10 (4.1%)	3048 (83.5%)	3058 (78.6%)
Poly-Victimization	26 (10.7%)	28 (0.77%)	54 (1.4%)
Total	243 (100.0%)	3650 (100.0%)	3893a

^aThe total is greater than 3772 because some cases had multiple diagnoses