title: The high cost of human trafficking.
abstract: Human trafficking is a horrific violation of basic human rights. The forensic nurse has a key role in assessing and identifying cases and can be a crucial link to victims' freedom.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Nursing Program Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT, USA. barbara.moynihan@quinnipiac.edu
authors.forename: Barbara A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Moynihan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017281:Cost of Illness; D019548:Crime Victims; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D053604:Forensic Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006806:Human Rights / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012940:Social Problems; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*