The International Adoption Project: Population-based Surveillance of Minnesota Parents Who Adopted Children Internationally
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Medical evaluation of internationally adopted children.
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عنوان ژورنال: Maternal and Child Health Journal
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1092-7875,1573-6628
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-007-0237-9