Relationship between reason for placement and medical findings among children in foster care

Pediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 201-207

  Takayama, John I ^a   Wolfe, Ellen ^b   Coulter, Kevin P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child welfare; Foster home care; Health status; Tuberculin test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL ABUSE; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PARENTS; PRISONERS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SAN FRANCISCO; SKIN DISEASES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 0031908475     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.101.2.201     Document Type: Article

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