Widespread growth retardation and variable growth recovery in foster children in the first year after initial placement

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 151, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 813-816

  Wyatt, David T ^a   Simms, Mark D ^a   Horwitz, Sarah M ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOSTER CARE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; NUTRITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0030872135     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1997.02170450063010     Document Type: Article

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