Medical evaluation and infectious considerations on arrival

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 218-223

  Aronson, Jane ^a,b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; AGE DETERMINATION; CONSULTATION; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNIZATION; INTESTINE PARASITE; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; TRAVEL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0034003102     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-20000401-07     Document Type: Review

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