Early deprivation and home basal cortisol levels: A study of internationally adopted children
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Medical evaluation of internationally adopted children.
BACKGROUND Despite many reports of medical illness in children adopted from abroad, there are currently no accepted guidelines for medical evaluation of this population. METHODS Two hundred ninety-three children adopted from 15 countries (mean age, 14.0 months; 55 percent girls) were evaluated by history taking, physical examination, and screening tests for hepatitis B virus (HBV), human immu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Development and Psychopathology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0954-5794,1469-2198
DOI: 10.1017/s0954579408000230